; or (2) an individual whom the Secretary determines has made a sufficiently reasonable attempt to solicit, from such a known direct descendant, consent to make such request on behalf of such direct descendant. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 2207(a)(1) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315 ) is amended by striking subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (i), (j), and (k) and inserting subsections (h) through (l) as subsections (i) through (m) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the following: (1) The day on which the Secretary prescribes regulations under subsection (d). (2) The day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Regulations Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a), that— (1) are informed by comment, solicited by the Secretary, from— (A) Civil War historians; (B) civil rights organizations; and (C) direct descendants of individuals described in under paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 2306(a) of title 38, United States Code, as added by such amendments; (2) define the term military function for purposes of such section, as amended