,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to conduct a national survey ( vet]ans4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,e ,vet]an ,c\nts ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs provides a
 v>iety ( b5efits & s]vices to ov]      
#bj1jjj1jjj vet]ans :o h s]v$ ! ,nation4
  7#b7 ,pursuant to section #ebg ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs has conduct$ !       
,national ,survey ( ,vet]ans to assess !
 /atus ( all vet]ans4  7#c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs has conduct$ ?is   
,national ,survey ( ,vet]ans 9 ! late   
#aigjs1 #aihg1 #aiic1 #bjja1 & #bjaj4   
7#d7 ,! la/ survey conduct$ 9 #bjaj     
includ$ vet]ans & o!r b5efici>y gr\ps   
su* z memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ on    

active duty1 demobiliz$ ,national ,gu>d 
& ,res]ve memb]s1 sp\ses1 & surviv+     
sp\ses4  7#e7 ,! #bjaj survey includ$   
in=mation on demographics1 aw>5ess &    
utilization ( b5efits1 heal? /atus1     
milit>y s]vice1 & employm5t4  7#f7 ,^!  
surveys provide ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs1 ,congress1 ,/ate & local      
gov]nm5ts1 & v>i\s organizations t s]ve 
vet]ans valuable in=mation on ! vet]an  
population4  7#g7 ,?is in=mation is     
utiliz$ to in=m policymak+ ef=ts & to   
ensure ! ne$s ( ! ev]-*ang+ vet]an      
population are met4  7#h7 ,z ! data f ! 
#bjaj survey is ne>ly a decade old1     
conduct+ a new survey w provide m curr5t
 & accurate data on vet]ans & o!r       
b5efici>ies4  #c4 ,national survey (    
vet]ans  7a7 ,survey ,n lat] ?an #cfe   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all conduct a national survey ( vet]ans
 9 a mann] to include a /ati/ically     
valid sample ( vet]ans by--  7#a7 g5d]  
id5tity 7includ+ male1 woman1 transg5d]1

 g5d] div]se72  7#b7 age2  7#c7         
educational level2  7#d7 race &         
e?nicity2  7#e7 sexual ori5tation2  7#f7
 m>ital /atus2  7#g7 :e!r ! vet]an has  
dep5d5t *ildr52  7#h7 income am\nt &    
s\rce ( income2  7#i7 liv+ arrangem5t2  
7#aj7 employm5t2  7#aa7 reasons = n     
seek+ employm5t1 if applicable2  7#ab7  
bran* ( s]vice2  7#ac7 p]iod ( s]vice2  
7#ad7 :e!r ! vet]an s]v$ 9 ! ,national  
,gu>d or a res]ve compon5t2  7#ae7 :e!r 
! vet]an s]v$ 9 a combat !at] (         
op]ations or w> zone2  7#af7 :e!r !     
vet]an 0 expos$ to dead1 dy+1 or w\nd$ p
 :ile s]v+ on active duty2  7#ag7       
prison] ( w> /atus2  7#ah7 :e!r ! vet]an
 0 def9itely or probably expos$ to      
environm5t haz>ds :ile 9 milit>y s]vice2
  7#ai7 :e!r ! vet]an is enroll$ 9 !    
pati5t enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs "u section #agje (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#bj7  
:e!r ! vet]an is 9 receipt ( ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs b5efits & s]vices &  
if n1 :y2  7#ba7 :e!r ! vet]an has      

p>ticipat$ 9 vet]ans treatm5t c\rts2    
7#bb7 :e!r ! vet]an is a ju/ice-involv$ 
vet]an2  7#bc7 disability rat+2 &  7#bd7
 :e!r ! vet]an exp]i5c$ milit>y sexual  
trauma4  7b7 ,gr\ps ( vet]ans ,! survey 
conduct$ pursuant to subsection 7a7 %all
 include ! foll[+ gr\ps3 7#a7 ,_w ,w>   
,,ii vet]ans4  7#b7 ,korean conflict era
 vet]ans4  7#c7 ,vietnam era vet]ans4   
7#d7 ,p]sian ,gulf era vet]ans4  7#e7   
,vet]ans ( ! conflicts 9 ,lebanon 9     
#aihb & #aihc1 ,gr5ada 9 #aihc1 &       
,panama 9 #aihi & #aiij4  7#f7          
,po/-#i_/aa era vet]ans4  7#g7 ,vet]ans 
:o s]v$ dur+ peacetime4  7#h7 ,memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ on active duty4  7#i7
 ,national ,gu>d & ,res]ve memb]s       
activat$ "u title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#aj7 ,family memb]s & survivors
 ( vet]ans & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4    
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 completion ( ! survey conduct$ pursuant
 to subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs %all--  7#a7 submit to
 ,congress a report on ! results ( !    

survey2 &  7#b7 publi% su* report on a  
publicly accessible website ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4