S.Amdt. 3035

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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