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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2276
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 12, 2023
Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To provide for opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Welcome Home Veterans Act of 2023
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Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities
Section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 1142 note) is amended—
in subsection (c)—
by striking out the form to indicate an email address
and inserting the following: “out the form to indicate—
an email address; and
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by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
if the individual would like to opt-out of the transmittal of the individual’s information to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a).
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by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
Opt-Out of information sharing
Information on an individual shall be transmitted to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such transmittal.
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