II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2276 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 12, 2023 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To provide for opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Welcome Home Veterans Act of 2023 . 2. Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities Section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 10 U.S.C. 1142 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking out the form to indicate an email address and inserting the following: “out the form to indicate— (1) an email address; and ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) if the individual would like to opt-out of the transmittal of the individual’s information to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a). ; and (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Opt-Out of information sharing Information on an individual shall be transmitted to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such transmittal. .