1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2023 or the PLUS for Veterans Act of 2023 . 2. Clarification of preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim under a law administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Section 5901 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Except and inserting the following: (a) In general Except ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Exclusion The administration of a medical examination, or the writing of a report based on such examination, described in section 5125 of this title, does not constitute the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim described in subsection (a). . 3. Agents and attorneys in claims under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs: recognition; suspension Section 5904 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by inserting (A) before Except ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (B) (i) The Secretary shall determine whether to recognize under subparagraph (A) an agent or attorney who applies for such recognition not later than 90 days after the Secretary receives such application. (ii) If the Secretary cannot verify whether the agent or attorney meets the qualifications and standards prescribed under paragraph (2) before the end of such 90 days, the Secretary shall recognize the agent or attorney under such subparagraph. (C) The Secretary may not refuse to recognize under subparagraph (A) an agent or attorney solely on the basis that such agent or attorney charges a claimant a fee for services rendered in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim. (D) The Secretary may suspend under subsection (b) an agent or attorney described in subparagraph (E) without regard to the notice and opportunity for a hearing under such subsection. (E) An agent or attorney described in this subparagraph is an agent or attorney— (i) recognized pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii)