SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCEMENTS OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS ON MENTAL 
HEALTH IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RE-
SERVES THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNER-
SHIPS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may carry out a pilot program to assess the feasi-
bility and advisability of enhancing the efforts of the 
Department of Defense in research, treatment, edu-
cation, and outreach on mental health and substance 
use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in 
members of the National Guard and Reserves, their 
family members, and their caregivers through com-
munity partners described in subsection (c). 
(2) DURATION.—The duration of the pilot pro-
gram may not exceed three years. 
(b) GRANTS.—In carrying out the pilot program, the 
Secretary may award not more than five grants to commu-
nity partners described in subsection (c). Any grant so 
awarded shall be awarded using a competitive and merit- 
based award process. 
(c) COMMUNITY PARTNERS.—A community partner 
described in this subsection is a private non-profit organi-
zation or institution (or multiple organizations and insti-
tutions) that— 
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(1) engages in each of the research, treatment, 
education, and outreach activities described in sub-
section (d); and 
(2) meets such qualifications for treatment as a 
community partner as the Secretary shall establish 
for purposes of the pilot program. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—Amounts awarded under a grant 
under the pilot program shall be utilized by the community 
partner awarded the grant for one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) To engage in research on the causes, devel-
opment, and innovative treatment of mental health 
and substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain 
Injury in members of the National Guard and Re-
serves, their family members, and their caregivers. 
(2) To provide treatment to such members and 
their families for such mental health and substance 
use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury. 
(3) To identify and disseminate evidence-based 
treatments of mental health and substance use dis-
orders and Traumatic Brain Injury described in 
paragraph (1). 
(4) To provide outreach and education to such 
members, their families and caregivers, and the pub-
lic about mental health and substance use disorders 
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and Traumatic Brain Injury described in paragraph 
(1). 
(e) REQUIREMENT FOR MATCHING FUNDS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may award 
a grant under this section to an organization or in-
stitution (or organizations and institutions) only if 
the awardee agrees to make contributions toward the 
costs of activities carried out with the grant, from 
non-Federal sources (whether public or private), an 
amount equal to not less than $3 for each $1 of 
funds provided under the grant. 
(2) NATURE
OF
NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Contributions from non-Federal sources for 
purposes of paragraph (1) may be in cash or in 
kind, fairly evaluated. Amounts provided by the Fed-
eral Government, or services assisted or subsidized 
to any significant extent by the Federal Government, 
may not be included in determining the amount of 
contributions from non-Federal sources for such 
purposes. 
(f) APPLICATION.—An organization or institution (or 
organizations and institutions) seeking a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Secretary an application there-
fore in such a form and containing such information as 
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the Secretary considers appropriate, including the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description how the activities proposed to 
be carried out with the grant will help improve col-
laboration and coordination on research initiatives, 
treatment, and education and outreach on mental 
health and substance use disorders and Traumatic 
Brain Injury among the Armed Forces. 
(2) A description of existing efforts by the ap-
plicant to put the research described in (d)(1) into 
practice. 
(3) If the application comes from multiple orga-
nizations and institutions, how the activities pro-
posed to be carried out with the grant would im-
prove coordination and collaboration among such or-
ganizations and institutions. 
(4) If the applicant proposes to provide services 
or treatment to members of the Armed Forces or 
family members using grant amounts, reasonable as-
surances that such services or treatment will be pro-
vided by a qualified provider. 
(5) Plans to comply with subsection (g). 
(g) EXCHANGE OF MEDICAL AND CLINICAL INFOR-
MATION.—A community partner awarded a grant under 
the pilot program shall agree to any requirements for the 
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sharing of medical or clinical information obtained pursu-
ant to the grant that the Secretary shall establish for pur-
poses of the pilot program. The exchange of medical or 
clinical information pursuant to this subsection shall com-
ply with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws. 
(h) DISSEMINATION
OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall share with the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs information on best practices in research, 
treatment, education, and outreach on mental health and 
substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury iden-
tified by the Secretary of Defense as a result of the pilot 
program. 
(i) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days before the 
completion of the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and to 
Congress, a report on the pilot program. The report shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the pilot program, includ-
ing the community partners awarded grants under 
the pilot program, the amount of grants so awarded, 
and the activities carried out using such grant 
amounts. 
(2) A description of any research efforts ad-
vanced using such grant amounts. 
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(3) The number of members of the National 
Guard and Reserves provided treatment or services 
by community partners using such grant amounts, 
and a summary of the types of treatment and serv-
ices so provided. 
(4) A description of the education and outreach 
activities undertaken using such grant amounts. 
(5) A description of efforts to exchange clinical 
information under subsection (g). 
(6) A description and assessment of the effec-
tiveness and achievements of the pilot program with 
respect to research, treatment, education, and out-
reach on mental health and substance use disorders 
and Traumatic Brain Injury. 
(7) Such recommendations as the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate in light of the pilot 
program on the utilization of organizations and in-
stitutions such as community partners under the 
pilot program in efforts of the Department described 
in subsection (a). 
(8) A description of the metrics used by the 
Secretary in making recommendations under para-
graph (7). 
(j) AVAILABLE FUNDS.—Funds for the pilot program 
shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appro-
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priated for the Department of Defense for Defense Health 
Program and otherwise available for obligation and ex-
penditure. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘family 
member’’ and ‘‘caregiver’’, in the case of a member of the 
National Guard or Reserves, have the meaning given such 
terms in section 1720G(d) of title 38, United States Code, 
with respect to a veteran. 
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