,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,brownley of ,california      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs to conduct a national survey of
 veterans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,every ,veteran     
,counts ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress  
finds the following3  7#a7 ,the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
provides a variety of benefits and      
services to over #bj1jjj1jjj veterans   
who have served the ,nation4  7#b7      
,pursuant to section #ebg of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs has conducted the 
,national ,survey of ,veterans to assess
 the status of all veterans4  7#c7 ,the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs has   
conducted this ,national ,survey of     
,veterans in the late #aigjs1 #aihg1    

#aiic1 #bjja1 and #bjaj4  7#d7 ,the last
 survey conducted in #bjaj included     
veterans and other beneficiary groups   
such as members of the ,armed ,forces   
serving on active duty1 demobilized     
,national ,guard and ,reserve members1  
spouses1 and surviving spouses4  7#e7   
,the #bjaj survey included information  
on demographics1 awareness and          
utilization of benefits1 health status1 
military service1 and employment4  7#f7 
,these surveys provide the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 ,congress1 ,state
 and local governments1 and various     
organizations that serve veterans       
valuable information on the veteran     
population4  7#g7 ,this information is  
utilized to inform policymaking efforts 
and to ensure the needs of the          
ever-changing veteran population are    
met4  7#h7 ,as the data from the #bjaj  
survey is nearly a decade old1          
conducting a new survey will provide    
more current and accurate data on       
veterans and other beneficiaries4  #c4  

,national survey of veterans  7a7       
,survey ,not later than #cfe days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall conduct a national survey of      
veterans in a manner to include a       
statistically valid sample of veterans  
by--  7#a7 gender identity 7including   
male1 woman1 transgender1 gender        
diverse72  7#b7 age2  7#c7 educational  
level2  7#d7 race and ethnicity2  7#e7  
sexual orientation2  7#f7 marital       
status2  7#g7 whether the veteran has   
dependent children2  7#h7 income amount 
and source of income2  7#i7 living      
arrangement2  7#aj7 employment2  7#aa7  
reasons for not seeking employment1 if  
applicable2  7#ab7 branch of service2   
7#ac7 period of service2  7#ad7 whether 
the veteran served in the ,national     
,guard or a reserve component2  7#ae7   
whether the veteran served in a combat  
theater of operations or war zone2      
7#af7 whether the veteran was exposed to
 dead1 dying1 or wounded people while   

serving on active duty2  7#ag7 prisoner 
of war status2  7#ah7 whether the       
veteran was definitely or probably      
exposed to environment hazards while in 
military service2  7#ai7 whether the    
veteran is enrolled in the patient      
enrollment system of the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs under section #agje  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code2    
7#bj7 whether the veteran is in receipt 
of ,department of ,veterans ,affairs    
benefits and services and if not1 why2  
7#ba7 whether the veteran has           
participated in veterans treatment      
courts2  7#bb7 whether the veteran is a 
justice-involved veteran2  7#bc7        
disability rating2 and  7#bd7 whether   
the veteran experienced military sexual 
trauma4  7b7 ,groups of veterans ,the   
survey conducted pursuant to subsection 
7a7 shall include the following groups3 
7#a7 ,world ,war ,,ii veterans4  7#b7   
,korean conflict era veterans4  7#c7    
,vietnam era veterans4  7#d7 ,persian   
,gulf era veterans4  7#e7 ,veterans of  

the conflicts in ,lebanon in #aihb and  
#aihc1 ,grenada in #aihc1 and ,panama in
 #aihi and #aiij4  7#f7 ,post-#i_/aa era
 veterans4  7#g7 ,veterans who served   
during peacetime4  7#h7 ,members of the 
,armed ,forces serving on active duty4  
7#i7 ,national ,guard and ,reserve      
members activated under title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#aj7 ,family   
members and survivors of veterans and   
members of the ,armed ,forces4  7c7     
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the completion of the survey conducted  
pursuant to subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall--
  7#a7 submit to ,congress a report on  
the results of the survey2 and  7#b7    
publish such report on a publicly       
accessible website of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs4