[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3191 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3191

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the transfer of 
  certain contact information for a member of the Armed Forces who is 
being medically separated or retired under chapter 61 of such title to 
the department or agency for veterans affairs of the State in which the 
                       member intends to reside.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2007

   Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson of 
Connecticut, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Hall of New York, and Mr. Smith of 
 New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the transfer of 
  certain contact information for a member of the Armed Forces who is 
being medically separated or retired under chapter 61 of such title to 
the department or agency for veterans affairs of the State in which the 
                       member intends to reside.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Information Sharing 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF MEMBER CONTACT INFORMATION TO STATE DEPARTMENTS AND 
              AGENCIES FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Transfer of Contact Information to State Departments and 
Agencies for Veterans Affairs.--(1) In the case of a member being 
medically separated or being retired under chapter 61 of this title, 
the Secretary concerned shall ensure (subject to the consent of the 
member) that the member's address and contact information is 
transmitted within 30 days of the separation or retirement to the 
department or agency for veterans affairs of the State in which the 
member intends to reside after the separation or retirement.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `State' includes the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United 
States.''.
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