In the nature of a substitute.

SA 2072. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for Mr. Tillis) proposed an amendment to the
bill S. 3237, to amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to ensure
claimants are adequately informed regarding filing a Federal cause of
action; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Patriot Bill of Rights''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION REGARDING VETERANS' BENEFITS TO VETERANS
BRINGING FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION RELATING TO
WATER AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA.

(a) In General.--The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (28
U.S.C. 2671 note prec.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(k) Acknowledgments.--
``(1) Guidance and advice services.--A veteran, or the
legal representative of a veteran, bringing a cause of action
under subsection (b) shall sign a written acknowledgment,
provided by the attorney, indicating that the veteran or
legal representative bringing the action understands that the
veteran or legal representative may seek guidance and advice
on any disability awards, payments, or benefits, in addition
to and separate from rights provided under this Act, to which
the veteran may be entitled under any program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, free of charge from--
``(A) organizations recognized under section 5902 of title
38, United States Code;
``(B) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
``(C) the congressional representatives of the individual
or legal representative.
``(2) Application to pending matters.--For any cause of
action brought under subsection (b) that is pending on the
date of enactment of this subsection, not later than 90 days
after such date of enactment, the veteran bringing the
action, the legal representative of the veteran, or the
attorney for the veteran or legal representative, as
applicable, shall file the acknowledgments described in
paragraph (1).''.
(b) Severability.--If any provision of the amendment made
by subsection (a), or the application of such a provision to
any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional,
the remaining provisions of the amendment made by subsection
(a), the other provisions of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of
2022 (28 U.S.C. 2671 note prec.), and the application of the
provision of the amendment made by subsection (a) held to be
unconstitutional to any other person or circumstance shall
not be affected thereby.

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