S.Amdt. 3729
What it does: Adds SEC. ____. PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO CIVILIAN LIFE at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. ____. PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO CIVILIAN LIFE at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(j) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by subsections (b) through (h) of this section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other provisions of this Act.
Inserted: SEC. ____. PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
Inserted: (a) Procedures Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop procedures to share the information described in subsection (b) on members of the Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces with State veterans agencies in electronic data format as a means of facilitating the transition of members of the Armed Forces from military service to civilian life.
Inserted: (b) Covered Information.--The information described in this subsection with respect to a member is as follows:
Inserted: (1) Military service and separation data.
Inserted: (2) A personal email address.
Inserted: (3) A personal telephone number.
Inserted: (4) A mailing address.
Inserted: (c) Consent.--The procedures required by subsection (a) shall include a requirement for consent of a member before sharing information about the member.
Inserted: (d) Use of Information.--The Secretary shall ensure that the information shared with State veterans agencies in accordance with the procedures required by subsection (a) is only shared by such agencies with county government veterans service offices for such purposes as the Secretary shall specify for the administration and delivery of benefits.
Inserted: (e) Report.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress of the Secretary on sharing information with State veterans agencies as described in subsection (a).
Inserted: (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
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Inserted: (A) A description of the procedures developed under subsection (a).
Inserted: (B) A description of the activities carried out by the Secretary in accordance with such procedures.
Inserted: (C) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for legislative or administrative action to improve the sharing of information as described in subsection (a).
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3729. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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 end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. ____. PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
(a) Procedures Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop procedures to share the information described in subsection (b) on members of the Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces with State veterans agencies in electronic data format as a means of facilitating the transition of members of the Armed Forces from military service to civilian life.
(b) Covered Information.--The information described in this subsection with respect to a member is as follows:
(1) Military service and separation data.
(2) A personal email address.
(3) A personal telephone number.
(4) A mailing address.
(c) Consent.--The procedures required by subsection (a) shall include a requirement for consent of a member before sharing information about the member.
(d) Use of Information.--The Secretary shall ensure that the information shared with State veterans agencies in accordance with the procedures required by subsection (a) is only shared by such agencies with county government veterans service offices for such purposes as the Secretary shall specify for the administration and delivery of benefits.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress of the Secretary on sharing information with State veterans agencies as described in subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) A description of the procedures developed under subsection (a).
(B) A description of the activities carried out by the Secretary in accordance with such procedures.
(C) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for legislative or administrative action to improve the sharing of information as described in subsection (a).
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Senate amendment submitted
July 31, 2014