(b) READJUSTMENT
AND
TRANSITION
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Readjustment and transition assistance described 
in this subsection is assistance as follows: 
(1) Readjustment and transition assistance that 
is preemptive, proactive, and principle-centered. 
(2) Assistance and training for veterans and 
their families in coping with the challenges associ-
ated with making the transition from military to ci-
vilian life. 
(c) NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EN-
TITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the pilot program through any for-profit or non- 
profit organization selected by the Secretary for pur-
poses of the pilot program that has demonstrated 
expertise and experience in the provision of assist-
ance and training described in subsection (b). 
(2) CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall carry out the pilot program through a non-De-
partment entity described in paragraph (1) pursuant 
to a contract or other agreement entered into by the 
Secretary and the entity for purposes of the pilot 
program. 
(d) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro-
gram shall be carried out during the three-year period be-
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ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and may 
be carried out for additional one-year periods thereafter. 
(e) LOCATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall provide assistance under the pilot pro-
gram in cooperation with 10 centers described in 
subsection (a) designated by the Secretary for pur-
poses of the pilot program. 
(2) DESIGNATIONS.—In designating centers de-
scribed in subsection (a) for purposes of the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall designate centers so as 
to provide a balanced geographical representation of 
such centers throughout the United States, including 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, tribal lands, and other territories and 
possessions of the United States. 
(f) PARTICIPATION
OF CENTERS.—A center de-
scribed in subsection (a) that is designated under sub-
section (e) for participation in the pilot program shall par-
ticipate in the pilot program by promoting awareness of 
the assistance and training available to veterans and their 
families through— 
(1) the facilities and other resources of such 
center; 
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(2) the non-Department of Veterans Affairs en-
tity selected pursuant to subsection (c); and 
(3) other appropriate mechanisms. 
(g) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—In carrying out the pilot 
program, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 
contracts or other agreements, in addition to the contract 
or agreement described in subsection (c), with such other 
non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities meeting the 
requirements of subsection (c) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate for purposes of the pilot program. 
(h) REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than six 
months after the date of the conclusion of the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional veterans affairs committees a report on the 
pilot program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the activities under 
the pilot program as of the date of such report, 
including the number of veterans and families 
provided assistance under the pilot program 
and the scope and nature of the assistance so 
provided. 
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(B) A current assessment of the effective-
ness of the pilot program. 
(C) Any recommendations that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate for the extension 
or expansion of the pilot program. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL VETERANS AFFAIRS COM-
MITTEES
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘congressional 
veterans 
affairs 
committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
and Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010 
$1,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by paragraph (1) shall remain available 
until expended. 
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