September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025
.
Sec. 2. Improvement to certain outreach under Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 6320(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(B)—
(A)
by striking calling
and inserting communicating with
; and
(B)
by inserting through the use of tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging
after Armed Forces
; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking tailored mailings
and inserting tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging,
.
Sec. 3. Department of Veterans Affairs use of tailored lines of communication for correspondence relating to educational assistance benefits
Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(i)
(1)
The Secretary shall provide a mechanism by which an eligible veteran or eligible person may use tailored lines of communication to send and receive correspondence with the Department of Veterans related to entitlement to and use of educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible veteran or eligible person is provided with an opportunity to opt into sending and receiving such correspondence using such lines of communication rather than by mail.
(2)
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 using tailored lines of communication pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3)
In this subsection, the term
tailored lines of communicationincludes mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging.
Sec. 4. Extension of certain limits on payments of pension
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031
and inserting January 31, 2033
.