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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3884 
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 
NOVEMBER 3, 2015 
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. PILOT PROGRAM ON COLLABORATION WITH NON-
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out a two-year pilot program to promote and 
encourage collaboration between the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs and nonprofit organizations and institutions 
of higher learning. In carrying out the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall emphasize collaboration with— 
(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 
(2) educational institutions that provide pro 
bono legal assistance to veterans. 
(b) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish metrics 
to determine which organizations and institutions provide 
the best service to 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. 
(d) USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.—In carrying out the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall use social media to pro-
mote the collaboration efforts carried out under the pilot 
program and to notify veterans of such collaborations. 
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Quarterly reports will be provided to members of the Vet-
erans’ Affairs Committee that document the reach of the 
social media efforts and the number of veterans who use 
the program. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the end 
of a fiscal quarter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the pilot program, including 
the use of social media under subsection (d) and the num-
ber of veterans who receive administrative assistance from 
organizations and institutions through the program. 
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