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        <title>Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021</title>
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            <action-date>2021-09-20</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a database of specified demographics (e.g., age) of veterans. The data must be in a machine-readable format and anonymized to protect sensitive personal information.</p> <p>The VA must provide access to the database on a publicly accessible website that is updated at least once a year.</p> <p>Additionally, the VA must report on the progress, challenges, performance, and opportunities of implementing its data strategy. The report must be made available on the VA's open data website in a machine-readable format.<br> </p>]]></summary-text>
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