S.Amdt. 6423

SA 6423. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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. ___. FEDERAL SHARING OF INFORMATION ABOUT VETERANS WITH
STATE AGENCIES.

(a) Sharing Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Archivist of the United States, the Secretary of Labor,
and the head of any other Federal agency that collects,
maintains, or archives veteran-specific data relating to
service in the Armed Forces shall share such data with State
agencies that have a focus on helping veterans.
(b) Data.--Data shared under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) Service treatment records.
(2) Information about service-connected disabilities.
(3) Any record necessary to determine eligibility of a
veteran for benefits and services from a State agency
described in subsection (a).
(c) Purpose.--Data shared under subsection (a) shall be for
the purpose of enabling State agencies described in such
subsection to provide services to veterans, including the
following:
(1) Admission to State Veterans' Homes.
(2) Disability and pension claims processing.
(3) Retirement corrections.
(4) Education benefits.
(5) The Department of Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty
Program.
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