[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 778 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 778

   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue cards to 
    veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 23, 2013

 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Begich) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue cards to 
    veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE VETERANS ID CARDS.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
        issue a card to a veteran that identifies the veteran as a 
        veteran and includes a photo of the veteran and the name of the 
        veteran.
            (2) No requirement for enrollment or receipt of benefits.--
        The Secretary may issue a card under paragraph (1) to a 
        veteran, notwithstanding whether such veteran is--
                    (A) enrolled in the system of annual patient 
                enrollment established under section 1705(a) of title 
                38, United States Code; or
                    (B) in receipt of educational assistance, 
                compensation, or pension under laws administered by the 
                Secretary.
            (3) Designation.--A card issued under paragraph (1) may be 
        known as a ``Veterans ID Card''.
    (b) Recognition of Veterans ID Cards for Reduced Pricing of 
Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Products.--The Secretary may work with 
national retail chains that offer reduced prices on pharmaceuticals and 
consumer products to veterans to ensure that such retail chains 
recognize cards issued under subsection (a)(1) for purposes of offering 
reduced prices on pharmaceuticals and consumer products.
    (c) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``veteran'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
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