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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1793 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for outreach requirements 
for Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation programs 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2025 
Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona (for himself, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, 
Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. WITTMAN, 
and Mr. HARIDOPOLOS) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for out-
reach requirements for Department of Veterans Affairs 
training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with 
service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. 
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 Readiness 
and Employment Transparency Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. OUTREACH REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TRAINING AND REHA-
BILITATION PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS WITH 
SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES. 
(a) VRE CONTACT INFORMATION.—Section 3104 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall establish a dedicated tele-
phone number within the Education Call Center of the De-
partment for calls about services provided under this chap-
ter. Each regional office of the Department shall include, 
on the website of the regional office, a name, telephone 
number, and email address, through which veterans may 
receive information about services provided under this 
chapter.’’. 
(b) OUTREACH REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3123. Outreach requirements 
‘‘(a) QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall require each employee of the Department 
whose responsibilities include providing counseling and 
services under this chapter to attend a monthly question 
and answer session with appropriate school certifying offi-
cials. 
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‘‘(b) INFORMATIONAL BRIEFINGS.—(1) The Sec-
retary shall require each veteran readiness and employ-
ment counselor to provide for veterans at each educational 
institution located in the geographic area served by the 
Regional Office where the counselor is employed an in- 
person briefing about services provided under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may provide a briefing required 
under paragraph (1) virtually in the case of an educational 
institution located more than 150 miles away from the 
headquarters of the Regional Office. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the extension of periods of voca-
tional rehabilitation programs under section 3105(c) of 
this title. Such report shall include, for the year covered 
by the report— 
‘‘(1) the number of veterans who requested 
such an extension; 
‘‘(2) the number of such requests that were ap-
proved; and 
‘‘(3) the number of such requests that were re-
jected.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘3123. Outreach requirements.’’. 
(c) 
EXTENSION
OF
ENTITLEMENTS.—Section 
3105(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If a veteran applies for an extension under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall approve or reject 
the extension by not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the veteran submits a request for the 
extension.’’. 
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