,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,miss 
,rice of ,new ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,mast1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1  
,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4      
,gabbard1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1  
,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,moulton1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4         
,fortenberry1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4        
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mrs4 
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4      
,houlahan1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1   
,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,larsen of           
,washington1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4
 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,cox of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,mr4      
,crist1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,keating1
 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,mr4   
,allred1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4            
,cunningham1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,ms4        
,frankel1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4    
,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of          
,california1 and ,mr4 ,serrano7         

introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to establish a mission statement of the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,honoring ,all ,veterans ,act4  #b4 
,mission statement of ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,required       
mission statement ,section #cja of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7d7 ,the mission statement 
of the ,department shall be as follows3 
,to fulfill ,president ,lincoln's       
promise to care for those who shall have
 borne the battle and for their         
families1 caregivers1 and survivors44  4
  7b7 ,notification ,not later than #cj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall--  7#a7 publish in the   
,federal ,register and on the internet  
website of the ,department of ,veterans 

,affairs a notification explaining the  
mission statement of the ,department as 
specified in subsection 7d7 of section  
#cja of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code1 as added by subsection 7a7 of    
this section2 and  7#b7 update each     
internet website of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs and other electronic 
references that use a previous mission  
statement4  7c7 ,guidance ,not later    
than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of the this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall develop and issue      
guidance to all elements of the         
,department regarding the mission       
statement of the ,department as         
specified in subsection 7d7 of section  
#cja of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code1 as added by subsection 7a7 of    
this section4 ,the guidance shall       
include the following3 7#a7 ,a          
notification explaining the mission     
statement4  7#b7 ,instructions and a    
timeline for updating all previous      
mission statement references at each    

such element4  7#c7 ,a method to monitor
 and evaluate the compliance by         
facilities of the ,department with the  
guidance1 including a reporting         
mechanism for such facilities to report 
back to the ,secretary on the progress  
made in updating all non-electronic     
mission statement references4  7#d7 ,any
 other information that the ,secretary  
determines necessary to ensure timely   
compliance with the guidance4  7d7      
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress
 a report containing a review and       
assessment of the progress of each      
element of the ,department in complying 
with the guidance under subsection 7c71 
including--  7#a7 any reasons explaining
 why an element of the ,department has  
failed to implement the guidance2 and   
7#b7 a plan to address any such failure 
to implement the guidance and ensure    
that each element of the ,department    
fully implements and complies with the  

guidance4