(II) 
isolation 
from 
family, 
friends, or society; 
(III) identity crisis in the transi-
tion from military to civilian life; 
(IV) vulnerability viewed as a 
weakness; 
(V) need for empathy; 
(VI) self-medication and addic-
tion; 
(VII) importance of sleep and ex-
ercise; 
(VIII) homelessness; and 
(IX) risk factors contributing to 
attempts of suicide and deaths by sui-
cide; 
(ii) educates the cohort on— 
(I) the signs and symptoms of 
suicide risk and physical, psycho-
logical, or neurological issues, such as 
post-traumatic stress disorder, trau-
matic brain injury, chronic pain, sleep 
disorders, substance use disorders, ad-
verse childhood experiences, depres-
sion, bipolar disorder, and socio-eco-
logical concerns, such as homeless-
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ness, unemployment, and relationship 
strain; 
(II) the potential risks for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces from such 
issues after discharge or release from 
the Armed Forces; and 
(III) the resources and treatment 
options available to such members for 
such issues through the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, the Department 
of Defense, and non-profit organiza-
tions; 
(iii) educates the cohort about the re-
sources available to victims of military sex-
ual trauma through the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and 
(iv) educates the cohort about the 
manner in which members might experi-
ence challenges during the transition from 
military to civilian life, and the resources 
available to them through the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, the Department of De-
fense, and other organizations. 
(B) The provision to each member of the 
cohort of contact information for a counseling 
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or other appropriate facility of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs in the locality in which such 
member intends to reside after discharge or re-
lease. 
(C) The submittal by each member of the 
cohort to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(including both the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration and the Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion) of their medical records in connection with 
service in the Armed Forces, whether or not 
such members intend to file a claim with the 
Department for benefits with respect to any 
service-connected disability. 
(2) COMPOSITION
OF
COHORT.—Each cohort 
participating in the module described in this sub-
section shall be comprised of not fewer than 50 indi-
viduals. 
(c) SERVICES.—In carrying out the pilot program, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall provide to each individual participating in the 
pilot program the following services: 
(1) During the transition process and prior to 
discharge or release from the Armed Forces, a one- 
on-one meeting with a social worker or nurse of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs who will— 
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(A) conduct an assessment of the indi-
vidual regarding eligibility to receive health care 
or counseling services from the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and 
(B) for those eligible, or likely to be eligi-
ble, to receive health care or counseling services 
from the Department of Veterans Affairs— 
(i) identify and provide contact infor-
mation for an appropriate facility of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in the lo-
cality in which such individual intends to 
reside after discharge or release; 
(ii) facilitate registration or enroll-
ment in the system of patient enrollment 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
under section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, if applicable; 
(iii) educate the individual about care, 
benefits, and services available to the indi-
vidual through the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration; and 
(iv) coordinate health care based on 
the health care needs of the individual, if 
applicable, to include establishing an initial 
appointment, at the election of the indi-
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vidual, to occur not later than 90 days 
after the date of discharge or release of the 
member from the Armed Forces. 
(2) For each individual determined ineligible for 
care and services from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs during the transition process, the Secretary 
of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the indi-
vidual to determine the needs of the individual and 
appropriate follow-up, which shall be identified and 
documented in the appropriate records of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(3) During the appointment scheduled pursuant 
to paragraph (1)(B)(iv), the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall conduct an assessment of the individual 
to determine the needs of the individual and appro-
priate follow-up, which shall be identified and docu-
mented in the appropriate records of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
(d) LOCATIONS.— 
(1) MODULE
AND
MEETING.—The module 
under subsection (b) and the one-on-one meeting 
under subsection (c)(1) shall be carried out at not 
fewer than 10 locations of the Department of De-
fense that serve not fewer than 300 members of the 
Armed Forces annually that are jointly selected by 
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the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs for purposes of the pilot program. 
(2) ASSESSMENT AND APPOINTMENT.—The as-
sessment under subsection (c)(2) and the appoint-
ment under subsection (c)(3) may occur at any loca-
tion determined appropriate by the Secretary of De-
fense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as the 
case may be. 
(3) MEMBERS SERVED.—The locations selected 
under paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, 
be locations that, whether individually or in aggre-
gate, serve all the Armed Forces and both the reg-
ular and reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
(e) SELECTION
AND COMMENCEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall jointly select the locations of the pilot program under 
subsection (d)(1) and commence carrying out activities 
under the pilot program by not later than September 30, 
2024. 
(f) DURATION.—The duration of the pilot program 
shall be five years. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the commencement of the pilot program, and 
annually thereafter during the duration of the pilot 
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program, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the activi-
ties under the pilot program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The demographic information of the 
members and former members of the Armed 
Forces who participated in the pilot program 
during the one-year period ending on the date 
of such report. 
(B) A description of the activities under 
the pilot program during such period. 
(C) An assessment of the benefits of the 
activities under the pilot program during such 
period to members and former members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(D) An assessment of whether the activi-
ties under the pilot program as of the date of 
such report have met the targeted outcomes of 
the pilot program among members and former 
members who participated in the pilot program 
within one year of discharge or release from the 
Armed Forces. 
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(E) Such recommendations as the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs jointly consider appropriate regarding 
the feasibility and advisability of expansion of 
the pilot program, extension of the pilot pro-
gram, or both. 
(h) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
Æ 
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