I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6564 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Center for Minority 
Veterans and the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include 
services for historically underserved veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2025 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Center 
for Minority Veterans and the Advisory Committee on 
Minority Veterans to include services for historically un-
derserved veterans, 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 ‘‘Historically Under-
served Veterans Inclusion Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CENTER FOR MINORITY VETERANS 
AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY 
VETERANS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) CENTER FOR MINORITY AND HISTORICALLY UN-
DERSERVED VETERANS.—Section 317 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘and His-
torically Underserved’’ after ‘‘Minority’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Executive’’ before ‘‘Director’’ 
each place it appears; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and Historically Under-
served’’ after ‘‘Minority’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Center a’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Center an’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘veterans who 
are minorities’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘covered veterans’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ ‘veterans who are mi-
norities’ ’’ means and inserting ‘‘ ‘covered 
veterans’ ’’; and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘and veterans who 
are historically underserved’’ after ‘‘minor-
ity group members’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The terms’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and ‘veterans who 
are historically underserved’ ’’ after ‘‘mi-
nority group member’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘has the meaning 
given such term’’ and inserting ‘‘have the 
meanings given such terms’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘section 544(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 544’’. 
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY AND HIS-
TORICALLY UNDERSERVED VETERANS.—Section 544 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘and His-
torically Underserved’’ after ‘‘Minority’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘veterans who are minority 
group members’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘covered veterans’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
Historically Underserved’’ after ‘‘Minority’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(v)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘women’’; and 
(II) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘who 
are 
women’’ before ‘‘and are’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at 
the end the following new clauses: 
‘‘(vii) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment (or a representative of the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development designated by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development). 
‘‘(viii) The Secretary of Education (or a rep-
resentative of the Secretary of Education designated 
by the Secretary of Education). 
‘‘(ix) The Attorney General (or a representative 
of the Attorney General designated by the Attorney 
General). 
‘‘(x) The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration (or a representative of the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration des-
ignated by the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration). 
‘‘(xi) The Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy (or a representative of the Di-
rector of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
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designated by the Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The duties of the Committee are to advise the 
Secretary on the following: 
‘‘(A) Modifying programs of the Department re-
lating to policy, regulations, and legislative affairs to 
improve the representation of covered veterans with-
in the Department. 
‘‘(B) Expanding benefits and services under the 
laws administered by the Secretary for covered vet-
erans, including such benefits and services relating 
to health care, suicide prevention, and homelessness. 
‘‘(C) Incorporating research and practices from 
outreach programs to improve the provision of 
health care and burial benefits under the laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary to covered veterans. 
‘‘(D) Addressing issues raised by State and 
local organizations that serve covered veterans. 
‘‘(E) Issuing, to private, non-profit, and faith- 
based organizations that serve covered veterans, 
guidance relating to addressing the needs of covered 
veterans. 
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‘‘(F) Helping covered veterans receive benefits 
and services under the laws administered by the Sec-
retary to which covered veterans are entitled. 
‘‘(G) Improving the methods by which covered 
veterans may submit feedback to the Department 
with respect to policies and regulations of the Sec-
retary, including through stakeholder forums, social 
media, and virtual town halls. 
‘‘(H) Developing outreach and engagement to 
covered veterans. 
‘‘(I) Commemorating the contributions of cov-
ered veterans to their respective communities. 
‘‘(J) To explore options on how the Secretary 
may incorporate lessons learned utilizing journey 
mapping, human center design, social determinants 
of wellness metrics, or other means to illustrate the 
life experience cycle of minority and historically un-
derserved veterans to create a more holistic under-
standing of important life cycle events and their im-
pact.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (e); 
(5) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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