Empowering States to Serve Veterans Act

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to share veterans' contact information with state veterans agencies at least every three months, for statistical and outreach purposes. The shared information could not include health information, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, or financial, disability rating, appeal, or claims information. Veterans would get notice of the sharing and could opt out at any time by an online form or toll-free phone number, and states would have to destroy the information of veterans who opt out. State agencies could not sell, share, or publish the information and would have to prove they meet federal data security standards before receiving it.

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Sponsors

• Catherine Cortez Masto Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors