Senator John Kerry has introduced the Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006, legislation that will provide free credit monitoring for all United States military veterans who have been affected by the recent theft of personal data.
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The personal information of approximately 26.5 million veterans was recently stolen from the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs staffer who had taken the records out of the office inappropriately.
Kerry's bill will offer free credit monitoring for one year for every American affected by the theft. Kerry's bill will also provide a second free credit report to each veteran for the second and third years of the act.
"We need to protect these veterans and their spouses immediately, and offering this free credit monitoring will help make sure they don't become the victims of identify theft. It's the very least we can do," said Kerry.