,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aeih ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ag1 #bjac ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,griffith of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,heck of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 and ,mr4 ,cohen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to issue1 upon request1 veteran identification cards to certain veterans4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,veteran's ,i4,d4 ,card ,act4 #b4 ,veterans identification card 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,currently1 veteran identification cards are issued to veterans who have either completed the statutory time-in-service requirement for retirement from the ,armed ,forces or who have received a medical-related discharge from the ,armed ,forces4 7#b7 ,a veteran who has served a minimum obligated time in service1 but who does not meet the criteria described in paragraph 7#a71 does not receive a means of identifying the veteran's status as a veteran other than using the official ,,dd-#bad discharge papers of the veteran4 7#c7 ,goods1 services1 and promotional activities are often offered by public and private institutions to veterans who demonstrate proof of service in the military but it is impractical for a veteran to always carry official ,,dd-#bad discharge papers to demonstrate such proof4 7#d7 ,a general purpose veteran identification card made available to a veteran who does not meet the criteria described in paragraph 7#a7 would be useful to such veteran in order to demonstrate the status of the veteran without having to carry and use official ,,dd-#bad discharge papers4 7#e7 ,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs has the infrastructure in place across the ,united ,states to produce photographic identification cards and accept a small payment to cover the cost of these cards4 7b7 ,provision of veteran identification cards ,chapter #eg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding after section #egje the following new section3 #egjf4 ,veterans identification card 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall issue an identification card described in subsection 7b7 to any covered veteran who-- 7#a7 requests such card2 7#b7 was discharged from the ,armed ,forces under honorable conditions2 7#c7 presents a copy of the ,,dd-#bad form or other official document from the official military personnel file of the veteran that describes the service of the veteran2 and 7#d7 pays the fee under subsection 7c77#a74 7b7 ,identification card ,an identification card described in this subsection is a card that-- 7#a7 displays a photograph of the covered veteran2 7#b7 displays the name of the covered veteran2 7#c7 explains that such card is not proof of any benefits to which the veteran is entitled to2 7#d7 contains an identification number that is not a social security number2 and 7#e7 serves as proof that such veteran-- 7,a7 honorably served in the ,armed ,forces2 and 7,b7 has a ,,dd-#bad form or other official document in the official military personnel file of the veteran that describes the service of the veteran4 7c7 ,costs of card 7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall charge a fee to each veteran who receives an identification card issued under this section1 including a replacement identification card4 7#b7 7,a7 ,the fee charged under paragraph 7#a7 shall equal an amount that the ,secretary determines is necessary to issue an identification card under this section4 7,b7 ,in determining the amount of the fee under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall ensure that the total amount of fees collected under paragraph 7#a7 equals an amount necessary to carry out this section1 including costs related to any additional equipment or personnel required to carry out this section4 7,c7 ,the ,secretary shall review and reassess the determination under subparagraph 7,a7 during each five-year period in which the ,secretary issues an identification card under this section4 7#c7 ,amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited in an account of the ,department available to carry out this section4 ,amounts so deposited shall be merged with amounts in such account and shall be subject to the same conditions and limitations as amounts otherwise in such account4 7d7 ,effect of card on benefits 7#a7 ,an identification card issued under this section shall not serve as proof of any benefits that the veteran may be entitled to under this title4 7#b7 ,a covered veteran who is issued an identification card under this section shall not be entitled to any benefits under this title by reason of possessing such card4 7e7 ,administrative measures 7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall ensure that any information collected or used with respect to an identification card issued under this section is appropriately secured4 7#b7 ,the ,secretary may determine any appropriate procedures with respect to issuing a replacement identification card4 7#c7 ,in carrying out this section1 the ,secretary shall coordinate with the ,national ,personnel ,records ,center4 7#d7 ,the ,secretary may conduct such outreach to advertise the identification card under this section as the ,secretary considers appropriate4 7f7 ,construction ,this section shall not be construed to affect identification cards otherwise provided by the ,secretary to veterans enrolled in the health care system established under section #agje7;a7 of this title4 7g7 ,covered veteran defined ,in this section1 the term covered veteran means a veteran who-- 7#a7 is not entitled to retired pay under chapter #abbc of title #aj2 and 7#b7 is not enrolled in the system of patient enrollment under section #agje of this title4 4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #egje the following new item3 #egjf4 ,veterans identification card4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the date that is #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4