Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-3481
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2025-05-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology

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Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a way for individuals who are entitled to VA educational assistance to electronically send and receive correspondence with the VA related to such assistance. The VA must ensure individuals are provided an opportunity to opt in to electronic correspondence.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3481 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 . 2. Improvement to certain outreach under Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 6320(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) by striking calling and inserting communicating with ; and (B) by inserting through the use of tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging after Armed Forces ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking tailored mailings and inserting tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging, . 3. Department of Veterans Affairs use of tailored lines of communication for correspondence relating to educational assistance benefits Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) (1) The Secretary shall provide a mechanism by which an eligible veteran or eligible person may use tailored lines of communication to send and receive correspondence with the Department of Veterans related to entitlement to and use of educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible veteran or eligible person is provided with an opportunity to opt into sending and receiving such correspondence using such lines of communication rather than by mail. (2) The Secretary shall provide to eligible veterans and eligible persons who are enrolled in a course or program of education or training notice of the opportunity to opt in to sending and receiving correspondence using tailored lines of communication pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) In this subsection, the term tailored lines of communication includes mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging. . 4. Extension of certain limits on payments of pension Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting January 31, 2033 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3481 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 . 2. Improvement to certain outreach under Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 6320(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) by striking calling and inserting communicating with ; and (B) by inserting through the use of tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging after Armed Forces ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking tailored mailings and inserting tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging, . 3. Department of Veterans Affairs use of tailored lines of communication for correspondence relating to educational assistance benefits Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) (1) The Secretary shall provide a mechanism by which an eligible veteran or eligible person may use tailored lines of communication to send and receive correspondence with the Department of Veterans related to entitlement to and use of educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible veteran or eligible person is provided with an opportunity to opt into sending and receiving such correspondence using such lines of communication rather than by mail. (2) The Secretary shall provide to eligible veterans and eligible persons who are enrolled in a course or program of education or training notice of the opportunity to opt in to sending and receiving correspondence using tailored lines of communication pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) In this subsection, the term tailored lines of communication includes mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging. . 4. Extension of certain limits on payments of pension Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting January 31, 2033 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 213 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3481 [Report No. 119–257] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2025 Mr. Barrett (for himself and Mr. Tran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs September 9, 2025 Additional sponsors: Mr. Van Orden , Mr. Vindman , and Ms. Lee of Nevada September 9, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 19, 2025 A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 . 2. Improvement to certain outreach under Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 6320(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) by striking calling and inserting communicating with ; and (B) by inserting through the use of tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging after Armed Forces ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking tailored mailings and inserting tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging, . 3. Department of Veterans Affairs use of tailored lines of communication for correspondence relating to educational assistance benefits Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) (1) The Secretary shall provide a mechanism by which an eligible veteran or eligible person may use tailored lines of communication to send and receive correspondence with the Department of Veterans related to entitlement to and use of educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible veteran or eligible person is provided with an opportunity to opt into sending and receiving such correspondence using such lines of communication rather than by mail. (2) The Secretary shall provide to eligible veterans and eligible persons who are enrolled in a course or program of education or training notice of the opportunity to opt in to sending and receiving correspondence using tailored lines of communication pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) In this subsection, the term tailored lines of communication includes mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging. . 4. Extension of certain limits on payments of pension Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting January 31, 2033 .

September 9, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3481 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2025 Mr. Barrett (for himself and Mr. Tran ) 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 for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) (1) The Secretary shall provide a mechanism by which an eligible veteran or eligible person may electronically send and receive correspondence with the Department of Veterans related to entitlement to and use of educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible veteran or eligible person is provided with an opportunity to opt into sending and receiving such correspondence electronically rather than by mail. (2) The Secretary shall provide to eligible veterans and eligible persons who are enrolled in a course or program of education or training notice of the opportunity to opt in to sending and receiving correspondence electronically pursuant to paragraph (1). .