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Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025
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.
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide electronic communication options for veterans and eligible persons regarding their educational assistance benefits. The bill requires the VA to establish a mechanism allowing veterans and eligible persons to send and receive correspondence with the VA electronically rather than by mail, and to give them the option to choose electronic communication. The bill also requires the VA to notify veterans and eligible persons who are enrolled in educational programs or courses about the opportunity to opt into electronic communication. The electronic communication would relate to entitlement to and use of educational assistance benefits administered by the VA, such as GI Bill benefits.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
Actions (2)
- Jun 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Jun 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2025
Mr. Banks (for himself and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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) Electronic Correspondence.—(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 Affairs relating 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).”. <all>
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