I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5719 
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 or other appro-
priate digital 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 
JULY 13, 2010 
Mr. CARDOZA (for himself and Mr. PUTNAM) 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary 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, infor-
mation in a compact disk read-only memory format or 
other appropriate digital format that lists and explains 
the health, education, and other benefits for which vet-
erans are eligible under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Information 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERANS HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OTHER BEN-
EFITS 
INFORMATION 
IN 
COMPACT 
DISK 
READ-ONLY MEMORY FORMAT OR OTHER AP-
PROPRIATE DIGITAL FORMAT FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON THEIR DIS-
CHARGE OR RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMA-
TION.—Section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(17), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including, 
once available, a copy of the compact disk or other 
appropriate digital format developed by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (d) that 
contains the information described in such sub-
section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(d) VETERANS HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OTHER 
BENEFITS INFORMATION IN DIGITAL FORMAT.—(1) The 
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‘‘(2) The compact disk or other digital format devel-
oped under this subsection shall be distributed to members 
of the Armed Forces pursuant to subsection (b) and, upon 
request, to family members of members of the armed 
forces. If a member of the armed forces is unable to re-
ceive the compact disk or other digital format, the compact 
disk or other digital format shall be distributed to a family 
member of that member of the Armed Forces, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned pursuant to regulations 
prescribed for such purpose, whether the family member 
requests the compact disk or other format or not. 
‘‘(e) INTERNET WEBSITE.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, and the head of 
any other relevant Government agency shall each maintain 
an Internet website on which information shall be made 
available at all times that clearly explains the benefits ad-
ministered by that Secretary or agency head to which vet-
erans are entitled and how veterans can secure those bene-
fits. The website shall include all of the information con-
tained on the compact disk or other digital format de-
scribed in subsection (d) and information about how fam-
ily members of veterans may request a compact disk or 
other digital format pursuant to subsection (d)(2). The in-
formation provided on the Internet website shall be up-
dated not later than 30 days after any change affecting 
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a benefit for which veterans may be eligible goes into ef-
fect.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The compact disk or other digital 
format required by section 1142(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be developed 
and ready for distribution to members of the Armed 
Forces not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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