3.0.0 3307 2017-12-15T00:34:41Z 2017-12-15T00:34:41Z Senate S S 2008-07-22 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-22T21:13:26Z Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2008 110 6494 HR 2008-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2008-07-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-07-22 True Armed Forces and National Security Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Military personnel Veterans' benefits Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-17T19:16:12Z Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2008 or PRO-VETS Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense for the transfer of data to the Secretary for providing members of the Armed Forces and veterans with individualized information concerning veterans' benefits that each member and veteran may be eligible for. Requires the Secretary, after receiving such data, to: (1) compile a list of all benefits for which each member or veteran may be eligible; (2) notify the member or veteran (or their legal representative) of such benefits; and (3) provide a second notification if the member or veteran does not apply for a listed benefit within 60 days, as well as annual notifications thereafter. Requires additional notifications based on changed circumstances. Allows each member or veteran the option to decline further notifications.

Directs the Secretary to use transferred data to reduce the amount of information that a member or veteran must provide when applying for benefits.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a member or veteran the opportunity to decline authorization for the transfer of information under this Act.

]]> Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced PRO-VETS Act of 2008 Display Title Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about available benefits, to streamline application processes for the benefits, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3307is/xml/BILLS-110s3307is.xml 2008-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.