,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dida  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1        
#bjai,mr4 ,kim 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cook1
 and ,mr4 ,cisneros7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on        
,veterans' ,affairs1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the           
,transition ,assistance ,program by     
allowing certain veterans' service      
organizations to contact veterans       
regarding benefits and to better inform 
veterans of employment opportunities1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veteran ,employment ,transition ,act or
 the ,,vet ,act4  #b4 ,improvement to   
,transition ,assistance ,program        

outreach  7a7 ,in general ,section #aadd
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsection3  7g7 ,outreach
  7#a7 ,the ,secretary concerned shall  
collect the following information from  
each member participating in the program
 under this section3  7,a7 ,the name of 
the member4  7,b7 ,the mailing address  
of the member while participating in    
such program and1 if different1 the     
mailing address of the member after     
being separated from active duty4  7,c7 
,the email address of the member4  7,d7 
,the telephone number of the member4    
7#b7  7,a7 ,except as provided by       
paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary concerned
 shall share with the veterans' service 
organizations covered by section #eijb  
of title #ch1 the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs1 and veterans        
agencies of ,state governments1 the     
information of members collected under  
paragraph 7#a7 for the purpose of such  
organizations contacting such members   

with respect to the following3  7i7     
,programs described in subsection       
7b77#c74  7ii7 ,benefits available to   
veterans4  7iii7 ,employment            
opportunities for veterans1 including   
employment opportunities with the       
,federal ,government and ,state and     
local governments4  7iv7 ,events for    
veterans in the area in which the member
 lives4  7,b7 ,the ,secretary concerned 
may not share information under         
subparagraph 7,a7 with a veterans'      
service organization if such            
organization--  7i7 uses such           
information to solicit membership with  
the organization2  7ii7 contacts the    
member or dependents of the member under
 this subsection more frequently than   
semiannually2 or  7iii7 does not allow a
 member or dependent of a member to opt 
out of being contacted under this       
subsection4  7#c7 ,in collecting        
information under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,secretary concerned shall permit a     
member participating in the program     

under this section to not be contacted  
under paragraph 7#b74  4  7b7 ,prior    
participants ,the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that a  
veteran who completed the ,transition   
,assistance ,program under section #aadd
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1   
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act may provide the information under 
subsection 7g77#a7 of such section1 as  
added by this section4