1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Every Veteran Counts Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs provides a variety of benefits and services to over 20,000,000 veterans who have served the Nation. (2) Pursuant to section 527 of title 38, United States Code, the Department of Veterans Affairs has conducted the National Survey of Veterans to assess the status of all veterans. (3) The Department of Veterans Affairs has conducted this National Survey of Veterans in the late 1970s, 1987, 1993, 2001, and 2010. (4) The last survey conducted in 2010 included veterans and other beneficiary groups such as members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, demobilized National Guard and Reserve members, spouses, and surviving spouses. (5) The 2010 survey included information on demographics, awareness and utilization of benefits, health status, military service, and employment. (6) These surveys provide the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress, State and local governments, and various organizations that serve veterans valuable information on the veteran population. (7) This information is utilized to inform policymaking efforts and to ensure the needs of the ever-changing veteran population are met. (8) As the data from the 2010 survey is nearly a decade old, conducting a new survey will provide more current and accurate data on veterans and other beneficiaries. 3. National survey of veterans (a) Survey Not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a national survey of veterans in a manner to include a statistically valid sample of veterans by— (1) gender identity (including male, woman, transgender, gender diverse); (2) age; (3) educational level; (4) race and ethnicity; (5) sexual orientation; (6) marital status; (7) whether the veteran has dependent children; (8) income amount and source of income; (9) living arrangement; (10) employment