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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 243 

To enhance and improve the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program of the 

Department of Defense. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2011 

Mrs. SHAHEEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To enhance and improve the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration 

Program of the Department of Defense. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Citizen Soldier Support 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF YELLOW 

7 RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. 

8 (a) INCLUSION OF PROGRAMS OF OUTREACH IN PRO9 GRAM.—Subsection (b) of section 582 of the National De10 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 


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1 10101 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including programs 

2 of outreach)’’ after ‘‘informational events and activities’’. 

3 (b) RESTATEMENT OF FUNCTIONS OF CENTER FOR

4 EXCELLENCE IN REINTEGRATION AND INCLUSION IN

5 FUNCTIONS OF IDENTIFICATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN

6 PROGRAMS OF OUTREACH.—Subsection (d)(2) of such 

7 section, as amended by section 583(b) of the Ike Skelton 

8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 

9 (Public Law 111–383), is further amended by striking the 

10 second, third, and fourth sentences and inserting the fol11 lowing: ‘‘The Center shall have the following functions: 

12 ‘‘(A) To collect and analyze ‘lessons 

13 learned’ and suggestions from State National 

14 Guard and Reserve organizations with existing 

15 or developing reintegration programs. 

16 ‘‘(B) To assist in developing training aids 

17 and briefing materials and training representa18 tives from State National Guard and Reserve 

19 organizations. 

20 ‘‘(C) To develop and implement a process 

21 for evaluating the effectiveness of the Yellow 

22 Ribbon Reintegration Program in supporting 

23 the health and well-being of members of the 

24 Armed Forces and their families throughout the 

25 deployment cycle described in subsection (g). 


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1 ‘‘(D) To develop and implement a process 

2 for identifying best practices in the delivery of 

3 information and services in programs of out4 reach as described in subsection (j).’’. 

5 (c) STATE-LED PROGRAMS OF OUTREACH.—Such 

6 section 582 is further amended by adding at the end the 

7 following new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(j) STATE-LED PROGRAMS OF OUTREACH.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office for Reintegra10 tion Programs may work with the States, whether 

11 acting through or in coordination with their Na12 tional Guard and Reserve organizations, to assist 

13 the States and such organizations in developing and 

14 carrying out programs of outreach for members of 

15 the Armed Forces and their families to inform and 

16 educate them on the assistance and services avail17 able to them under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration 

18 Program, including the assistance and services de19 scribed in subsection (h). 

20 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—From funds 

21 available for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Pro22 gram, the Office for Reintegration Programs may 

23 provide funds to a State, or a State National Guard 

24 and Reserve organization, for the costs of the dis25 charge and enhancement of a program of outreach 


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1 carried out by such State or organization that has 

2 been identified by the Center for Excellence in Re3 integration under subsection (d)(2)(D) as utilizing 

4 best practices in the delivery of information and 

5 services.’’. 

6 (d) SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES UNDER PROGRAMS OF

7 OUTREACH.—Such section 582 is further amended by 

8 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(k) SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES UNDER PROGRAMS OF

10 OUTREACH.—For purposes of this section, the activities 

11 and services provided under programs of outreach may in12 clude personalized and substantive care coordination serv13 ices targeted specifically to individual members of the 

14 Armed Forces and their families.’’. 

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