[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5333-S5334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3568. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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, insert the following:

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     SEC. __. COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE 
                   RURAL VETERANS ABOUT THE 211 HELPLINE NETWORK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     conduct a communications and outreach campaign to educate 
     veterans in rural areas about the 211 helpline network in 
     order to make those veterans aware of existing health 
     programs and community resources that are available to them.
       (b) Collaboration.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall collaborate with the 211 
     helpline network to ensure that--
       (1) the network is prepared to handle calls from veterans; 
     and
       (2) veterans in rural areas know they can call 211 to learn 
     about free or reduced-cost services available to them.
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