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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3010 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a mission 

statement of the Department 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. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring All Veterans 

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. MISSION STATEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VET5 ERANS AFFAIRS. 

6 (a) REQUIRED MISSION STATEMENT.—Section 301 

7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

8 the end the following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(d) The mission statement of the Department shall 

10 be as follows: ‘To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to 

11 care for those ‘‘who shall have borne the battle’’ and for 

12 their families, caregivers, and survivors.’.’’. 

13 (b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet15 erans Affairs shall— 

16 (1) publish in the Federal Register and on the 

17 internet website of the Department of Veterans Af18 fairs a notification explaining the mission statement 

19 of the Department as specified in subsection (d) of 

20 section 301 of title 38, United States Code, as added 

21 by subsection (a) of this section; and 

22 (2) update each internet website of the Depart23 ment of Veterans Affairs and other electronic ref24 erences that use a previous mission statement. 

25 (c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after the 

26 date of the enactment of the this Act, the Secretary shall 


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1 develop and issue guidance to all elements of the Depart2 ment regarding the mission statement of the Department 

3 as specified in subsection (d) of section 301 of title 38, 

4 United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this 

5 section. The guidance shall include the following: 

6 (1) A notification explaining the mission state7 ment. 

8 (2) Instructions and a timeline for updating all 

9 previous mission statement references at each such 

10 element. 

11 (3) A method to monitor and evaluate the com12 pliance by facilities of the Department with the 

13 guidance, including a reporting mechanism for such 

14 facilities to report back to the Secretary on the 

15 progress made in updating all non-electronic mission 

16 statement references. 

17 (4) Any other information that the Secretary 

18 determines necessary to ensure timely compliance 

19 with the guidance. 

20 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

22 to Congress a report containing a review and assessment 

23 of the progress of each element of the Department in com24 plying with the guidance under subsection (c), including— 


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1 (1) any reasons explaining why an element of 

2 the Department has failed to implement the guid3 ance; and 

4 (2) a plan to address any such failure to imple5 ment the guidance and ensure that each element of 

6 the Department fully implements and complies with 

7 the guidance. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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