[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 127 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4713]
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  SA 3035. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. 
Welch) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. IMPROVE WARNINGS ABOUT POTENTIAL PREDATORY 
                   PRACTICES REGARDING AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS FOR 
                   VETERANS CLAIMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5901(b) of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A) by striking ``, 
     each time a claimant under a law administered by the 
     Secretary logs in to a website or online tool of the 
     Department, such website or online tool issues to the 
     claimant'' and inserting ``each public-facing website and 
     online tool of the Department issues'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including 
     individuals lacking recognition by the Secretary as described 
     in subsection (a)'' after ``chapter''
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) a message discouraging veterans from sharing their 
     Department account log-in credentials or bank account log-in 
     credentials, such as usernames or passwords, with anyone.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall carry out this subsection by 
     acting through the Chief Veterans Experience Officer.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
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