,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #a1   
#bjbj,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve the ability of separating or    
retiring members of the ,armed ,forces  
to seek services provided by accredited 
veterans service officers1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,know ,your ,vets   
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,transmittal to     
accredited veterans service officers of 
certain information on members retiring 
or separating from the ,armed ,forces   
7a7 ,transmittal ,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 transmit the name and contact  
information of the member to all        

appropriate accredited veterans service 
officers based on the post-separation   
mailing address provided to the         
,department by the member4  7b7         
,accredited veterans service officer    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
accredited veterans service officer     
means a person who has been recognized  
by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs 
under section #eijb of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 for the purposes 
of preparation1 presentation1 and       
prosecution of claims under laws        
administered by the ,secretary4