,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,banks 7for himself and ,ms4  
,hirono7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to provide for    
electronic communication relating to    
educational assistance benefits under   
the laws administered by the ,secretary1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,delivering ,digitally to ,our ,veterans
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs electronic           
communication relating to educational   
assistance benefits ,section #cfhj of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7i7          
,electronic correspondence  7#a7 ,the   
,secretary shall provide a mechanism by 

which an eligible veteran or eligible   
person may electronically send and      
receive correspondence with the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
relating to entitlement to and use of   
educational assistance benefits under   
the laws administered by the ,secretary4
 ,the ,secretary shall ensure that an   
eligible veteran or eligible person is  
provided with an opportunity to opt into
 sending and receiving such             
correspondence electronically rather    
than by mail4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary     
shall provide to eligible veterans and  
eligible persons who are enrolled in a  
course or program of education or       
training notice of the opportunity to   
opt in to sending and receiving         
correspondence electronically pursuant  
to paragraph 7#a74  4