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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4114 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to automatically enroll eligible vet-
erans in the patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2025 
Mr. TAKANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to automatically 
enroll eligible veterans in the patient enrollment system 
of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Veterans’ 
Smooth Transition Act’’ or the ‘‘EVEST Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF ELIGIBLE VETERANS 
IN PATIENT ENROLLMENT SYSTEM OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1705 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall enroll each veteran de-
scribed in subsection (a) in the patient enrollment system 
under this section not later than 60 days after receiving 
the information described in paragraph (2) regarding the 
veteran. 
‘‘(2) The information described in this paragraph is 
the information— 
‘‘(A) regarding a veteran that the Secretary de-
termines is necessary to so enroll a veteran; and 
‘‘(B) transmitted to the Secretary under section 
1142(e) of title 10. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 60 days after enrolling a veteran 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the 
veteran— 
‘‘(A) notice of such enrollment; 
‘‘(B) instructions regarding how the veteran 
may opt out of such enrollment; 
‘‘(C) instructions regarding how the veteran 
may elect to enroll at a later date. 
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‘‘(4) In carrying out paragraph (3), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) provide a notice or instructions in the 
form of a physical copy delivered by mail and, to the 
extent practical, in the form of an electronic copy 
delivered by electronic mail; and 
‘‘(B) consider using, to the extent practical, 
mass texting capabilities through mobile tele-
phones.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (d) of section 1705 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), shall apply to a veteran— 
(1) who is discharged or separated from the 
Armed Forces on or after the date that is 90 days 
before the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) with respect to whom the Secretary receives 
the information described in paragraph (2) of such 
subsection on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY.— 
Not later than August 1, 2026, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall ensure that any veteran who is eligible for 
automatic enrollment in the patient enrollment system 
under subsection (d) of section 1705 of title 38, United 
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States Code, as added by subsection (a), is able to ac-
cess— 
(1) an electronic version of the veteran’s certifi-
cate of eligibility for such enrollment; and 
(2) an electronic mechanism by which the vet-
eran may opt out of such enrollment. 
(d) REPORT ON AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the first veteran is enrolled in the patient en-
rollment system of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs under subsection (d) of section 1705 of title 
38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the enrollment 
process under such subsection. Such report shall in-
clude each of the following: 
(A) A discussion of any anticipated chal-
lenges that occurred in implementing such sub-
section, the strategies used to address such 
challenges, and the effectiveness of such strate-
gies. 
(B) A discussion of any unanticipated chal-
lenges that occurred in implementing such sub-
section, the strategies used to address such 
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challenges, and the effectiveness of such strate-
gies. 
(C) Any additional information the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, including infor-
mation that may be useful to other Federal de-
partments and agencies considering the imple-
mentation of similar automatic enrollment pro-
grams. 
(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—The report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 3. GAO REPORT ON NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC ENROLL-
MENT IN PATIENT ENROLLMENT SYSTEM OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
containing the results of a study to determine the best 
methods for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
notice under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of section 
1705 of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 
2. In making such determination, the Comptroller General 
shall consider the needs of a veteran based on— 
(1) age; 
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(2) residence in an urban area; and 
(3) residence in an rural area. 
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