[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3481 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3481

   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.


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                    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

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                                 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)(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).''.
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