VA E-Notification Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-hr-1169
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2023-02-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Department of Veterans Affairs

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>VA E-Notification Enhancement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide eligibility and award documents related to specified VA educational assistance programs (e.g., the Post-9/11 GI Bill) in an electronic format. Specifically, the VA must electronically provide (1) a certificate of eligibility for an individual's entitlement to assistance, and (2) an award letter regarding the authorization to receive assistance. </p> <p>An individual may elect to receive documents by mail and may revoke such an election at any time.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1169 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2023 Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Levin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certificates of eligibility and award letters to certain individuals using electronic means.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA E-Notification Enhancement Act . 2. Provision of certificates of eligibility and award letters using electronic means Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3698 the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 3698A. Provision of certificates of eligibility and award letters using electronic means (a) Requirement Except as provided by subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide to an individual the following documents using electronic means: (1) A certificate of eligibility for the entitlement of the individual to covered educational assistance. (2) An award letter regarding the authorization of the individual to receive covered educational assistance. (b) Election To opt out An individual may elect to receive the documents specified in subsection (a) by mail rather than through electronic means under subsection (a). An individual may revoke such an election at any time, by means prescribed by the Secretary. (c) Covered educational assistance In this section, the term covered educational assistance means educational assistance under chapter 30, 33, or 35 of this title, or the high technology pilot program under section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48 ; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note). .