Know Your Vets Act

Bill: 116-hr-2554
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2019-05-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government information and archives

Military personnel and dependents

Personnel records

State and local government operations

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Know Your Vets Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that a separating or retiring member of the Armed Forces may elect to have DOD form DD-214 transmitted to the appropriate county veterans service officers (i.e., county, local, or tribal employees who assist veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs interactions). DOD must also maintain a database of such officers.</p> <p>Form DD-214 contains a member's record of service and information that may be used for veteran's benefits, retirement, employment, and veteran's organization membership.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2554 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2019 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Mr. Gallagher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To improve the ability of separating or retiring members of the Armed Forces to seek services provided by county veterans service officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your Vets Act . 2. Information regarding county veterans service officers (a) Provision of information The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a member of the Armed Forces who is separating or retiring from the Armed Forces may elect to have the Department of Defense form DD–214 of the member transmitted to the appropriate county veterans service officer based on the mailing address provided by the member. (b) Database The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall maintain a database of all county veterans service officers. (c) County veterans service officer defined In this section, the term county veterans service officer means an employee of a county government, local government, or Tribal government who is covered by section 14.629(a)(2) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations.