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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2810 

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop procedures to share certain 

information with State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of 

members of the Armed Forces from military service to civilian life, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 

Mr. TOOMEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop procedures 

to share certain information with State veterans agencies 

to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed 

Forces from military service 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 ‘‘Service Members Tran5 sition Improvement Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFOR2 MATION TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES TO 

3 FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF MEMBERS 

4 OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM MILITARY 

5 SERVICE TO CIVILIAN LIFE. 

6 (a) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De7 fense shall develop procedures to share the information de8 scribed in subsection (b) on members of the Armed Forces 

9 who are separating from the Armed Forces with State vet10 erans agencies in electronic data format as a means of 

11 facilitating the transition of members of the Armed Forces 

12 from military service to civilian life. 

13 (b) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information de14 scribed in this subsection with respect to a member is as 

15 follows: 

16 (1) Military service and separation data. 

17 (2) A personal email address. 

18 (3) A personal telephone number. 

19 (4) A mailing address. 

20 (c) CONSENT.—The procedures required by sub21 section (a) shall include a requirement for consent of a 

22 member before sharing information about the member. 

23 (d) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall en24 sure that the information shared with State veterans agen25 cies in accordance with the procedures required by sub26 section (a) is only shared by such agencies with county 


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1 government veterans service offices for such purposes as 

2 the Secretary shall specify for the administration and de3 livery of benefits. 

4 (e) REPORT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary shall submit to Congress a report on the 

8 progress of the Secretary on sharing information 

9 with State veterans agencies as described in sub10 section (a). 

11 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para12 graph (1) shall include the following: 

13 (A) A description of the procedures devel14 oped under subsection (a). 

15 (B) A description of the activities carried 

16 out by the Secretary in accordance with such 

17 procedures. 

18 (C) Such recommendations as the Sec19 retary may have for legislative or administrative 

20 action to improve the sharing of information as 

21 described in subsection (a). 

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