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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Veterans Online Information and Cybersecurity Empowerment Act of 2022 or the VOICE Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to promote digital citizenship and media literacy among veterans by awarding grants to eligible entities, which include civil society organizations and congressionally chartered veterans service organizations.</p>]]></text>
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