I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6220 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2010 Ms. Pingree of Maine introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides veterans with information concerning service-connected disabilities at health care facilities.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Inform All Veterans Act.

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Provision of information at health care facilities

(a)

In general

Section 6303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1)by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2)by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e)

Provision of information at health care facilities

(1)The Secretary shall— (A)make available information described in paragraph (2) at readily accessible locations in health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (B)ensure that an employee of the Department orally asks each veteran who visits such facility if the veteran wants to receive such information. (2)Information described in this paragraph is written information concerning the following: (A)Submitting a claim for compensation. (B)Establishing service connection for a disability. (C)Contact information (including address, telephone number, and Internet Web site address) of the appropriate offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs that may offer assistance with respect to service-connected disabilities. . (b)

Conforming amendment

Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking through (d) and inserting through (e).