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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2326 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a communications 
and outreach campaign to educate veterans about cyber risks, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2021 
Ms. MACE (for herself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
communications and outreach campaign to educate vet-
erans about cyber risks, 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’ Cyber Risk 
Awareness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE VETERANS ABOUT CYBER 
RISKS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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Veterans Affairs, through the Office of Public and Inter-
governmental Affairs (or successor office), shall conduct 
a communications and outreach campaign to educate vet-
erans about cyber risks. In carrying out such campaign, 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) coordinate with other entities (including 
Federal entities and social media companies) that 
educate the public about cyber risks; 
(2) promote and disseminate best practices and 
educational materials regarding— 
(A) cyber risks to veterans; 
(B) information about how a veteran may 
report cyber risks to the appropriate law en-
forcement agency or entity other than the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs; and 
(C) any other information the Secretary 
determines appropriate; and 
(3) establish and maintain a publicly accessible 
website of the Department— 
(A) regarding the campaign; and 
(B) that contains hyperlinks to websites of 
entities described in paragraph (2). 
(b) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall submit to Congress a report on progress of the Sec-
retary in preparing the campaign under this section. 
SEC. 3. STUDY ON CYBER RISKS TO VETERANS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with a feder-
ally funded research and development corporation to per-
form a study— 
(1) that assesses— 
(A) the vulnerability of veterans to cyber 
risks; 
(B) the availability and efficacy of re-
sources (including Federal resources) to assist 
veterans in combatting cyber risks; and 
(C) the efficacy of the campaign under sec-
tion 1; and 
(2) to determine recommendations to the Sec-
retary on how to reduce cyber risks to veterans. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report containing the results 
of the study under this section. 
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SEC. 4. CYBER RISKS DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘cyber risks’’ includes 
disinformation, identity theft, scams, and fraud, spread 
via the internet or social media. 
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