,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjba ,ms4 
,mace 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,bo/7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to conduct a          
communications & outrea* campaign to    
educate vet]ans ab\t cyb] risks1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans' ,cyb] ,risk   
,aw>5ess ,act4  #b4 ,campaign to educate
 vet]ans ab\t cyb] risks  7a7           
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ?r\gh !  
,(fice ( ,public & ,int]gov]nm5tal      
,affairs 7or successor (fice71 %all     
conduct a communications & outrea*      
campaign to educate vet]ans ab\t cyb]   
risks4 ,9 c>ry+ out su* campaign1 !     
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 coord9ate ) o!r  
entities 7includ+ ,f$]al entities &     
social m$ia companies7 t educate !      

public ab\t cyb] risks2  7#b7 promote & 
dissem9ate be/ practices & educational  
mat]ials reg>d+--  7,a7 cyb] risks to   
vet]ans2  7,b7 in=mation ab\t h[ a      
vet]an may report cyb] risks to !       
appropriate law en=cem5t ag5cy or entity
 o!r ?an ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs2 &  7,c7 any o!r in=mation !   
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate2 &  7#c7 
e/abli% & ma9ta9 a publicly accessible  
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t--  7,a7 reg>d+ !  
campaign2 &  7,b7 t conta9s hyp]l9ks to 
websites ( entities describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b74  7b7 ,progress report ,n lat] ?an 
#fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress a report on progress ( !      
,secret>y 9 prep>+ ! campaign "u ?is    
section4  #c4 ,/udy on cyb] risks to    
vet]ans  7a7 ,/udy requir$ ,! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all seek to ent]   
into an agreem5t ) a f$]ally fund$      
rese>* & developm5t corporation to p]=m 
a /udy--  7#a7 t assesses-- 7,a7 !      
vuln]ability ( vet]ans to cyb] risks2   

7,b7 ! availability & efficacy (        
res\rces 7includ+ ,f$]al res\rces7 to   
assi/ vet]ans 9 combatt+ cyb] risks2 &  
7,c7 ! efficacy ( ! campaign "u section 
#a2 &  7#b7 to det]m9e recomm5dations to
 ! ,secret>y on h[ to r$uce cyb] risks  
to vet]ans4  7b7 ,report requir$ ,n lat]
 ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress a report conta9+ ! results ( !
 /udy "u ?is section4  #d4 ,cyb] risks  
def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m cyb] risks     
includes dis9=mation1 id5tity !ft1      
scams1 & fraud1 spread via ! int]net or 
social m$ia4