119 HR 3481 RH: Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 213119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3481[Report No. 119–257]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 19, 2025Mr. Barrett (for himself and Mr. Tran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsSeptember 9, 2025Additional sponsors: Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Vindman, and Ms. Lee of NevadaSeptember 9, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 19, 2025A BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025.

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Improvement to certain outreach under Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs

Section 6320(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)(B)—(A)by striking calling and inserting communicating with; and(B)by inserting through the use of tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging after Armed Forces; and(2)in paragraph (2), by striking tailored mailings and inserting tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging,.

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Department of Veterans Affairs use of tailored lines of communication for correspondence relating to educational assistance benefits

Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(i)(1)The Secretary shall provide a mechanism by which an eligible veteran or eligible person may use tailored lines of communication to send and receive correspondence with the Department of Veterans related to entitlement to and use of educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible veteran or eligible person is provided with an opportunity to opt into sending and receiving such correspondence using such lines of communication rather than by mail.(2)The Secretary shall provide to eligible veterans and eligible persons who are enrolled in a course or program of education or training notice of the opportunity to opt in to sending and receiving correspondence using tailored lines of communication pursuant to paragraph (1).(3)In this subsection, the term tailored lines of communication includes mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging..

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Extension of certain limits on payments of pension

Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting January 31, 2033.

September 9, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed