Know Your Vets Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that a separating or retiring member of the Armed Forces may elect to have DOD form DD-214 transmitted to the appropriate county veterans service officers (i.e., county, local, or tribal employees who assist veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs interactions). DOD must also maintain a database of such officers.
Form DD-214 contains a member's record of service and information that may be used for veteran's benefits, retirement, employment, and veteran's organization membership.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2554 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2554
To improve the ability of separating or retiring members of the Armed
Forces to seek services provided by county veterans service officers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2019
Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and
Mr. Gallagher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To improve the ability of separating or retiring members of the Armed
Forces to seek services provided by county veterans service officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Know Your Vets Act''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS.
(a) Provision of Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that a member of the Armed Forces who is separating or retiring
from the Armed Forces may elect to have the Department of Defense form
DD-214 of the member transmitted to the appropriate county veterans
service officer based on the mailing address provided by the member.
(b) Database.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall maintain a database of all county
veterans service officers.
(c) County Veterans Service Officer Defined.--In this section, the
term ``county veterans service officer'' means an employee of a county
government, local government, or Tribal government who is covered by
section 14.629(a)(2) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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