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H.R. 2721: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to members of the Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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H.R. 2721: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to members of the Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-06-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-06-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to members of the Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Plain summary

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to develop and maintain, in a compact disk (CD) read-only memory format, information that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); (2) that a copy of such CD be included as part of the preseparation counseling provided to each member of the Armed Forces being discharged or released from duty; and (3) the Secretary, Secretary of Defense, and head of any other relevant government agency to each maintain an Internet website containing an explanation of the benefits administered by that Secretary or agency head to which veterans are entitled, and how veterans can secure those benefits.

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Official text

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to members of the Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2721 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110