(3) a list of appropriate staff; and 
(4) any other information the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) UPDATED INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the information described in subsection (b) 
that is published on the Internet website under subsection 
(a) is updated not less than once every 90 days. 
(d) OUTREACH.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall ensure that the outreach conducted under 
section 1720F(i) of title 38, United States Code, includes 
information regarding the Internet website published 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. IMPROVEMENTS TO HEALTH CARE MATTERS. 
(a) RESERVE COMPONENTS AND DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall enter into for-
mal strategic relationships between the Joint Forces 
Headquarters of each State regional commands of the re-
serve components and the Veterans Service Integrated 
Network, medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and other local offices of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs located in the State with respect to facili-
tating— 
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(1) the mental health referrals of members of 
the reserve components who have a service-connected 
disability and are being discharged or released from 
the Armed Forces; 
(2) timely behavioral health services for such 
members; 
(3) communication when such members are at 
risk for behavioral health reasons; and 
(4) the transfer of documentation for line of 
duty and fitness for duty determinations. 
(b) GAO REPORT ON TRANSITION OF CARE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 
2015, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code) and the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a report that assesses the transition of care for post- 
traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The programs, policies, and regula-
tions that affect the transition of care, particu-
larly with respect to individuals who are taking 
or have been prescribed antidepressants, stimu-
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lants, 
antipsychotics, 
mood 
stabilizers, 
anxiolytic, depressants, or hallucinogens. 
(B) Upon transitioning to care furnished 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the extent 
to which the pharmaceutical treatment plan of 
an individual changes, and the factors deter-
mining such changes. 
(C) The extent to which the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
have worked together to identify and apply best 
pharmaceutical treatment practices. 
(D) A description of the off-formulary 
waiver process of the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and the extent to which the process is ap-
plied efficiently at the treatment level. 
(E) The benefits and challenges of com-
bining the formularies across the Department 
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
(F) Any other issues that the Comptroller 
General determines appropriate. 
(3) TRANSITION OF CARE DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘transition of care’’ means the 
transition of an individual from receiving treatment 
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furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment 
furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 6. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REPAYMENT OF EDU-
CATIONAL LOANS FOR CERTAIN PSYCHIA-
TRISTS OF VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to repay loans of 
individuals described in subsection (b) that— 
(1) were used by such individuals to finance 
education relating to psychiatric medicine, including 
education leading to— 
(A) an undergraduate degree; 
(B) a degree of doctor of medicine; or 
(C) a degree of doctor of osteopathy; and 
(2) were obtained from any of the following: 
(A) A governmental entity. 
(B) A private financial institution. 
(C) A school. 
(D) Any other authorized entity as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
individual eligible for participation in the pilot pro-
gram is an individual who— 
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(A) either— 
(i) is licensed or eligible for licensure 
to practice psychiatric medicine in the Vet-
erans Health Administration of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs; or 
(ii) is enrolled in the final year of a 
residency program leading to a specialty 
qualification in psychiatric medicine that is 
approved by the Accreditation Council for 
Graduate Medical Education; and 
(B) demonstrates a commitment to a long- 
term career as a psychiatrist in the Veterans 
Health Administration, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
SIMULTANEOUS
ELIGI-
BILITY.—An individual who is participating in any 
other program of the Federal Government that re-
pays the educational loans of the individual is not el-
igible to participate in the pilot program. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select not less 
than 10 individuals described in subsection (b) to partici-
pate in the pilot program for each year in which the Sec-
retary carries out the pilot program. 
(d) PERIOD
OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.—The Sec-
retary shall enter into an agreement with each individual 
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