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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2924 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to transmit certain information to personnel of Vet Centers 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding members of the Armed 

Forces transitioning from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 4, 2021 

Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit certain information to personnel of Vet Centers of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs regarding members of the Armed 

Forces transitioning from service in the Armed Forces 

to civilian life, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vet Center Outreach 

5 Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION TO VET CENTER 

2 PERSONNEL ON MEMBERS OF ARMED 

3 FORCES TRANSITIONING FROM SERVICE IN 

4 ARMED FORCES TO CIVILIAN LIFE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 17 of 

6 title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 1730D. Transmittal of information to Vet Center 

9 personnel on members of Armed Forces 

10 transitioning from service in Armed 

11 Forces to civilian life 

12 ‘‘(a) TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION.—Not later 

13 than seven days after the date on which a member or 

14 former member of the Armed Forces separates from serv15 ice in the Armed Forces, the Secretary, in consultation 

16 with the Secretary of Defense, if necessary, shall transmit 

17 the information described in subsection (b) to the per18 sonnel of the Vet Center nearest to where the member or 

19 former member intends to permanently reside after such 

20 separation. 

21 ‘‘(b) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information 

22 described in this subsection includes, with respect to the 

23 member or former member of the Armed Forces, the fol24 lowing: 

25 ‘‘(1) Name. 

26 ‘‘(2) Armed Force in which the member served. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Physical address. 

2 ‘‘(4) Email address. 

3 ‘‘(5) Phone number. 

4 ‘‘(6) Service record. 

5 ‘‘(7) Marital status. 

6 ‘‘(8) Such other information as the Secretary 

7 considers relevant, in consultation with the Secretary 

8 of Defense and the Chief Officer of the Readjust9 ment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Ad10 ministration. 

11 ‘‘(c) METHOD OF TRANSMITTAL.—The Secretary 

12 shall transmit information under subsection (a) electroni13 cally, in the form of an orderly and easily understood list. 

14 ‘‘(d) RECEIPT OF INFORMATION.—Information 

15 transmitted under subsection (a) shall be received and 

16 processed by the Readjustment Counseling Service as the 

17 Chief Officer of the Readjustment Counseling Service con18 siders appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(e) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall en20 sure that information transmitted from the Chief Officer 

21 of the Readjustment Counseling Service to Vet Centers is 

22 used to contact members and former members of the 

23 Armed Forces transitioning from service in the Armed 

24 Forces to civilian life not more than 14 days after receipt 

25 of the information. 


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1 ‘‘(f) REFERRAL TO CLOSER VET CENTER.—If it is 

2 found, after personnel of a Vet Center contact a member 

3 or former member of the Armed Forces transitioning from 

4 service in the Armed Forces to civilian life, that another 

5 Vet Center is closer to where the member or former lives, 

6 the personnel who initially contacted the member or 

7 former member shall, only with the consent of the member 

8 or former member, directly connect the member or former 

9 member to the relevant personnel of the other Vet Center. 

10 ‘‘(g) VET CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, the 

11 term ‘Vet Center’ has the meaning given that term in sec12 tion 1712A(h) of this title.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

14 at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended 

15 by inserting after the item relating to section 1730C the 

16 following new item: 

‘‘1730D. Transmittal of information to Vet Center personnel on members of 

Armed Forces transitioning from service in Armed Forces to 

civilian life.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INFORMATION UNDER TRANSITION 

18 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Transition Assist20 ance Program, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro21 vide to members of the Armed Forces the following infor22 mation: 

23 (1) Instructions on how to locate Vet Centers, 

24 with a focus on the location where the members of 


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1 the Armed Forces may intend to permanently reside 

2 after separation from service in the Armed Forces. 

3 (2) An explanation how to use services provided 

4 through Vet Centers, including the social, emotional, 

5 and mental health services offered. 

6 (b) MANNER OF PROVISION.—The Secretary shall 

7 provide the information under subsection (a) during in8 structor-led classroom and virtual courses. 

9 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The 

11 term ‘‘Transition Assistance Program’’ means the 

12 preseparation counseling, employment assistance, 

13 and other transitional services provided under sec14 tions 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. 

15 (2) VET CENTER.—The term ‘‘Vet Center’’ has 

16 the meaning given that term in section 1712A(h) of 

17 title 38, United States Code. 

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