,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjai,mr4   
,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and    
,mr4 ,gallagher7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to improve the ability of      
separating or retiring members of the   
,armed ,forces to seek services provided
 by county veterans service officers4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,know ,your ,vets ,act4  #b4    
,information regarding county veterans  
service officers  7a7 ,provision of     
information ,the ,secretary of ,defense 
shall ensure that a member of the ,armed
 ,forces who is separating or retiring  
from the ,armed ,forces may elect to    
have the ,department of ,defense form   
,,dd-#bad of the member transmitted to  
the appropriate county veterans service 
officer based on the mailing address    
provided by the member4  7b7 ,database  

,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in         
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs1 shall maintain a    
database of all county veterans service 
officers4  7c7 ,county veterans service 
officer defined ,in this section1 the   
term county veterans service officer    
means an employee of a county           
government1 local government1 or ,tribal
 government who is covered by section   
#ad4fbi7;a77#b7 of title #ch1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations4