To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain demographic information regarding veterans and publish such information on a website of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the need for comprehensive veteran demographic data collection, citing the last National Survey of Veterans in 2010 and the evolution of data collection frameworks under, amends Title 38 to create new Section 528 requiring the VA Secretary to collect demographic data (sex, gender identity, age, education, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, household makeup, income, housing, employment, and requires full text of new Section 528 of Title 38 specifying the demographic data categories, anonymization standards, machine-readability requirements, and public website publication mandate for the VA veteran. It relies on reporting requirements and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Veterans Affairs, Education, and Technology.
Who Benefits and How
Congress would be affected, Veterans Service Organizations could gain revenue opportunities, and Veterans (especially underserved populations) could see lower costs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Veterans Affairs would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings establishing the need for comprehensive veteran demographic data collection, citing the last National Survey of Veterans in 2010 and the evolution of data collection frameworks under...
- Amends Title 38 to create new Section 528 requiring the VA Secretary to collect demographic data (sex, gender identity, age, education, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, household makeup, income, housing, employment...
- Requires full text of new Section 528 of Title 38 specifying the demographic data categories, anonymization standards, machine-readability requirements, and public website publication mandate for the VA veteran...
- Requires the VA Secretary to submit a report to Congress within one year describing progress, challenges, and opportunities of implementing the VA data strategy, including qualitative/quantitative progress on data...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the need for comprehensive veteran demographic data collection, citing the last National Survey of Veterans in 2010 and the evolution of data collection frameworks under, amends Title 38 to create new Section 528 requiring the VA Secretary to collect demographic data (sex, gender identity, age, education, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, household makeup, income, housing, employment, and requires full text of new Section 528 of Title 38 specifying the demographic data categories, anonymization standards, machine-readability requirements, and public website publication mandate for the VA veteran.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Education, Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the need for comprehensive veteran demographic data collection, citing the last National Survey of Veterans in 2010 and the evolution of data collection frameworks under, amends Title 38 to create new Section 528 requiring the VA Secretary to collect demographic data (sex, gender identity, age, education, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, household makeup, income, housing, employment, and requires full text of new Section 528 of Title 38 specifying the demographic data categories, anonymization standards, machine-readability requirements, and public website publication mandate for the VA veteran.
Policy Domains
Veteran Demographic Data Collection and Reporting
Identified Gains
- Congress
- Veterans Service Organizations
- Veterans (especially underserved populations)
- Academic Researchers and Policy Analysts
Identified Costs
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Brownley (for herself and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congress, Department of Veterans Affairs
Positive-direction: Congress
Negative-direction: Department of Veterans Affairs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined in section 5727 of title 38, United States Code; data in the demographic database must be anonymized to prevent its release
As defined in section 1166 of title 38; included as a disaggregation category for military service history
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