,9 ! ,s5ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  ,june   
#bb1 #bjae4  ,am5dm5t3  ,t ! bill f !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 7,h4,r4 #ia7    
entitl$ ,an ,act to am5d title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to issue1 
^u reque/1 vet]an id5tification c>ds to 
c]ta9 vet]ans41 d pass ) ! foll[+ ,/rike
 all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t !     
foll[+3 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,id5tification ,c>d  
,act #bjae4  #b4 ,vet]ans id5tification 
c>d  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+
 f9d+s3 7#a7 ,effective on ! day be=e ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 vet]an    
id5tification c>ds 7 issu$ to vet]ans :o
 h ei!r complet$ ! /atutory "t-9-s]vice 
requirem5t = retirem5t f ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
or :o h receiv$ a m$ical-relat$ dis*>ge 
f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7 ,effective on !  
day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 a vet]an :o s]v$ a m9imum obligat$ "t 9
 s]vice1 b :o did n meet ! crit]ia      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 did n receive 
a means ( id5tify+ ! vet]an's /atus z a 

vet]an o!r ?an us+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se
 =m ,,dd-#bad dis*>ge pap]s ( ! vet]an4 
7#c7 ,goods1 s]vices1 & promotional     
activities are (t5 (f]$ by public &     
private in/itutions to vet]ans :o       
demon/rate pro( ( s]vice 9 ! milit>y1 b 
x is impractical = a vet]an to always   
c>ry ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se =m ,,dd-#bad   
dis*>ge pap]s to demon/rate su* pro(4   
7#d7 ,a g5]al purpose vet]an            
id5tification c>d made available to     
vet]ans w\ld be useful to demon/rate !  
/atus ( ! vet]ans )\t hav+ to c>ry & use
 (ficial ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se =m         
,,dd-#bad dis*>ge pap]s4  7#e7 ,on ! day
 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs _h !      
infra/ructure 9 place across ! ,unit$   
,/ates to produce photographic          
id5tification c>ds & accept a small     
paym5t to cov] ! co/ ( ^! c>ds4  7b7    
,provision ( vet]an id5tification c>ds  
,*apt] #eg ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft] section    
#egje ! foll[+ new section3  #egjf4     

,vet]ans id5tification c>d  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all  
issue an id5tification c>d describ$ 9   
subsection 7b7 to ea* vet]an :o-- 7#a7  
reque/s su* c>d2  7#b7 pres5ts a copy ( 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se =m ,,dd-#bad or o!r 
(ficial docum5t f ! (ficial milit>y     
p]sonnel file ( ! vet]an t describes !  
s]vice ( ! vet]an2 &  7#c7 pays ! fee "u
 subsection 7c77#a74  7b7 ,id5tification
 c>d ,an id5tification c>d describ$ 9   
?is subsection is a c>d issu$ to a      
vet]an t-- 7#a7 displays a photograph ( 
! vet]an2  7#b7 displays ! "n ( !       
vet]an2  7#c7 expla9s t su* c>d is n    
pro( ( any b5efits to :i* ! vet]an is   
entitl$ to2  7#d7 conta9s an            
id5tification numb] t is n a social     
security numb]2 &  7#e7 s]ves z pro( t  
su* vet]an-- 7,a7 s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 
&  7,b7 has a ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se =m    
,,dd-#bad or o!r (ficial docum5t 9 !    
(ficial milit>y p]sonnel file ( ! vet]an
 t describes ! s]vice ( ! vet]an4  7c7  
,co/s ( c>d  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all *>ge

 a fee to ea* vet]an :o receives an     
id5tification c>d issu$ "u ?is section1 
includ+ a replacem5t id5tification c>d4 
7#b7 7,a7 ,! fee *>g$ "u p>agraph 7#a7  
%all equal su* am\nt z ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es is necess>y to issue an        
id5tification c>d "u ?is section4  7,b7 
,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( ! fee "u           
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all      
ensure t ! total am\nt ( fees collect$  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 equals an am\nt        
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section1       
includ+ co/s relat$ to any additional   
equipm5t or p]sonnel requir$ to c>ry out
 ?is section4  7,c7 ,! ,secret>y %all   
review & reassess ! det]m9ation "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 dur+ ea* five-ye> p]iod
 9 :i* ! ,secret>y issues an            
id5tification c>d "u ?is section4  7#c7 
,am\nts collect$ "u ?is subsection %all 
be deposit$ 9 an acc\nt ( ! ,dep>tm5t   
available to c>ry out ?is section4      
,am\nts s deposit$ %all be-- 7,a7 m]g$ )
 am\nts 9 su* acc\nt2  7,b7 available 9 
su* am\nts z may be provid$ 9           

appropriation ,acts2 &  7,c7 subject to 
! same conditions & limitations z am\nts
 o!rwise 9 su* acc\nt4  7d7 ,effect (   
c>d on b5efits  7#a7 ,an id5tification  
c>d issu$ "u ?is section %all n s]ve z  
pro( ( any b5efits t ! vet]an may be    
entitl$ to "u ?is title4  7#b7 ,a vet]an
 :o is issu$ an id5tification c>d "u ?is
 section %all n be entitl$ to any       
b5efits "u ?is title by reason (        
possess+ su* c>d4  7e7 ,adm9i/rative    
measures  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t any in=mation collect$ or us$ )       
respect to an id5tification c>d issu$ "u
 ?is section is appropriately secur$4   
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may det]m9e any       
appropriate proc$ures ) respect to issu+
 a replacem5t id5tification c>d4  7#c7  
,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all coord9ate ) ! ,national ,p]sonnel  
,records ,c5t]4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y may  
conduct su* outrea* to adv]tise !       
id5tification c>d "u ?is section z !    
,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7f7    
,con/ruction ,?is section %all n be     

con/ru$ to affect id5tification c>ds    
o!rwise provid$ by ! ,secret>y to       
vet]ans enroll$ 9 ! heal? c>e sy/em     
e/abli%$ "u section #agje7;a7 ( ?is     
title4  4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table
 ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #egje ! foll[+ new item3  #egjf4
 ,vet]ans id5tification c>d4  4  7d7    
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect on ! date t is #fj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  ,secret>y