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**Snippet:** >*A booming industry that charges veterans for help in obtaining the benefits they earned through military service must shut down or dramatically change its business model in California by the end of the year under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today.* >The law prohibits unaccredited private companies from billing former military service members for help with their Department of Veterans Affairs claims. >Technically, it was already illegal under federal law to charge veterans for that work, but Congress 20 years ago removed criminal penalties for violations, and scores of private companies emerged, offering to speed up and maximize benefit claims. >**“We owe our veteran community a debt of gratitude — for their years of service and sacrifice,” Newsom said in a written statement.** *“By signing this bill into law, we are ensuring veterans and service members get to keep more money in their pockets, and not line the coffers of predatory actors. We are closing this federal fraud loophole for good.”* * Critics call the private companies **“claim sharks”** because their fees are often five times the monthly benefit increase veterans obtain after using their services. CalMatters in September, **for instance, interviewed a Vietnam-era veteran who was billed $5,500 after receiving benefits that would pay him $1,100 a month.** **Edited to add:** (**Depending on a disability rating, a claim consulting fee under that model could easily hit $10,000 or more**.) AND: **Key provisions of the bill include:** * **Requiring federal accreditation** before any person may prepare, present, or prosecute a veteran’s claim for benefits. * **Prohibiting unauthorized fees**, except as expressly allowed under federal law, and expanding the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act to cover veterans’ benefits claims. * **Protecting veterans’ privacy and security** by prohibiting the sharing of login credentials, access to secure government systems using another person’s credentials, or requiring veterans to provide PINs associated with Common Access Cards.

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