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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 552 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program 
to promote and encourage collaboration between the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs and nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learn-
ing that provide administrative assistance to veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. WITTMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
a pilot program to promote and encourage collaboration 
between the Department of Veterans Affairs and non-
profit organizations and institutions of higher learning 
that provide administrative assistance to veterans. 
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 Collaboration 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT PRO-
GRAM ON ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTNER-
SHIPS BETWEEN VETERANS SERVICE ORGA-
NIZATIONS AND LAW SCHOOLS PROVIDING 
PRO BONO SERVICES TO VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out a two-year pilot program to promote and 
encourage partnerships between the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs and nonprofit organizations and institutions 
of higher learning. In carrying out the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall encourage partnerships between— 
(1) veterans service organizations that provide 
personnel with appropriate credentials to assist vet-
erans in filing claims and appeals with the Depart-
ment for disability compensation and to address 
other legal needs of veterans; and 
(2) law schools that provide pro bono legal as-
sistance and legal services to veterans. 
(b) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish guide-
lines to determine which organizations and institutions are 
best positioned to serve veterans and seek to encourage 
such organizations and institutions to participate in the 
pilot program. 
(c) LOCATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program in States with the highest veteran popu-
lations, as determined by the Secretary. 
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(d) USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.—In carrying out the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall use social media to pro-
mote the partnerships carried out under the pilot program 
and to notify veterans of such partnerships. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the last 
day of each fiscal quarter until the termination of the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the pilot program. Each such re-
port shall include, for the fiscal quarter covered by the 
report, a description of the use of social media under sub-
section (d) and the number of veterans who received as-
sistance from law schools through the program. 
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