[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3481 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3481


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                   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

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                                 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.

    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. 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,''.

SEC. 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.''.

SEC. 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.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.