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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2721 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to members 

of the Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from active duty, 

information in a compact disk read-only memory format that lists and 

explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans 

are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2007 

Mr. CARDOZA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ 

Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary 

of Defense to distribute to members of the Armed Forces 

upon their discharge or release from active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format that 

lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. VETERANS HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OTHER 

2 BENEFITS INFORMATION IN COMPACT DISK 

3 READ-ONLY MEMORY FORMAT FOR MEMBERS 

4 OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON THEIR DIS5 CHARGE OR RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY. 

6 (a) DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMA7 TION.—Section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)(17), by inserting before 

10 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including, 

11 once available, a copy of the compact disk developed 

12 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under sub13 section (d) and containing the information described 

14 in such subsection.’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub16 section: 

17 ‘‘(d) COMPACT DISK OF VETERANS HEALTH, EDU18 CATION, AND OTHER BENEFITS INFORMATION.—(1) The 

19 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and maintain, 

20 in a compact disk read-only memory format, certain infor21 mation that the Secretary determines would be helpful to 

22 veterans. The information shall include the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) A listing and explanation of all the bene24 fits for which veterans may be eligible under the 

25 laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af26 fairs. 


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1 ‘‘(B) A comprehensive explanation of how vet2 erans may apply for such benefits, including proce3 dures, requirements, and locations for submitting 

4 applications for such benefits. 

5 ‘‘(C) A listing of all facilities of the Department 

6 of Veterans Affairs and contact information for such 

7 facilities. 

8 ‘‘(2) The compact disk developed under this sub9 section shall be distributed to members of the Armed 

10 Forces pursuant to subsection (b) and, upon request, to 

11 family members of members of the Armed Forces. 

12 ‘‘(e) INTERNET WEBSITE.—The Secretary of Vet13 erans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, and the head of 

14 any other relevant Government agency shall each maintain 

15 an Internet website on which information shall be made 

16 available at all times that clearly explains the benefits ad17 ministered by that Secretary or agency head to which vet18 erans are entitled and how veterans can secure those bene19 fits. The website shall include information about how fam20 ily members of veterans may request a compact disk pur21 suant to subsection (d)(2).’’. 

22 (b) DEADLINE.—The compact disk required by sec23 tion 1142(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 

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1 tion to members of the Armed Forces not later than one 

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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