Assistance application form standardization.

(a) All District government assistance application forms (“AAF”) for assistance from the District government, or leading to federal or private assistance, shall:

(1) Require the applicant to state whether he or she is a veteran; and

(2) Provide contact information for the Office of Veterans Affairs, established by § 49-1002 .

(b)

(1) An agency that receives AAFs shall establish a procedure to retain AAFs that indicate that the applicant is a veteran separately from AAFs that do not so indicate.

(2) An agency that receives an AAF that indicates that the applicant is a veteran shall forward this information to the Office of Veterans Affairs for its use and record retention.