116 S2276 IS: Welcome Home Veterans Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-07-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2276IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 12, 2023Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo provide for opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Welcome Home Veterans Act of 2023.

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Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities

Section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 1142 note) is amended—(1)in subsection (c)—(A)by striking out the form to indicate an email address and inserting the following: “out the form to indicate—(1)an email address; and; and(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(2)if the individual would like to opt-out of the transmittal of the individual’s information to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a).; and(2)by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:(d)

Opt-Out of information sharing

Information on an individual shall be transmitted to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such transmittal..