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SEC. 594. PRESEPARATION COUNSELING REGARDING OP-
TIONS FOR DONATING BRAIN TISSUE AT TIME 
OF DEATH FOR RESEARCH. 
Section 1142(b)(11) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and information concerning options available to 
the member for registering at or following separation to do-
nate brain tissue at time of the member’s death for research 
regarding traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic 
encephalopathy’’. 
SEC. 595. RECOGNITION OF THE EXPANDED SERVICE OP-
PORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO FEMALE MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE LONG 
SERVICE OF WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
Congress— 
(1) honors women who have served, and who are 
currently serving, as members of the Armed Forces; 
(2) commends female members of the Armed 
Forces who have sacrificed their lives in defense of the 
United States; 
(3) recognizes that female members of the Armed 
Forces are an integral and invaluable part of the 
Armed Forces; 
(4) urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure that 
female members of the Armed Forces receive adequate, 
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well-fitted equipment in order to ensure optimal safe-
ty and protection; 
(5) urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure that 
female members of the Armed Forces have access to 
adequate health services that fully address their spe-
cific medical needs; 
(6) encourages the Secretary of Defense to de-
velop new initiatives focused on recruiting and re-
taining more women in the officer corps; and 
(7) recognizes that the United States must con-
tinue to encourage and support female members of the 
Armed Forces as they fight for and defend the United 
States. 
SEC. 596. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PLIGHT OF 
MALE VICTIMS OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAU-
MA. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the plight of male 
victims of military sexual trauma remains in the shadows 
due a lack of social awareness on the issue of male victim-
ization. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of Defense should— 
(1) enhance victims’ access to intensive medical 
and mental health treatment for military sexual trau-
ma treatment; 
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(2) look for opportunities to utilize male sur-
vivors of sexual assault as presenters during annual 
Sexual Assault Preventions and Response training; 
and 
(3) ensure Department of Defense medical and 
mental health providers are adequately trained to 
meet the needs of male survivors of military sexual 
trauma. 
SEC. 597. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SECTION 504 
OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, ON EX-
ISTING AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO ENLIST INDIVIDUALS, NOT OTH-
ERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR ENLISTMENT, WHOSE 
ENLISTMENT IS VITAL TO THE NATIONAL IN-
TEREST. 
It is the sense of Congress that a statute currently ex-
ists, specifically paragraph (2) of section 504(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, which states that ‘‘the Secretary con-
cerned may authorize the enlistment of a person not de-
scribed in paragraph (1) [of that section] if the Secretary 
determines that such enlistment is vital to the national in-
terest’’. 
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SEC. 598. PROTECTION OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS 
OF MILITARY FAMILIES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights 
Act’’. 
(b) RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE SAME BASIS 
AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF 
FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS.—Section 921(b) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter: 
‘‘(1) A member of the Armed Forces on active 
duty and the spouse of such a member are residents 
of the State in which the permanent duty station of 
the member is located. 
‘‘(2) The spouse of such a member may satisfy 
the identification document requirements of this chap-
ter by presenting— 
‘‘(A) the military identification card issued 
to the spouse; and 
‘‘(B) the official Permanent Change of Sta-
tion Orders annotating the spouse as being au-
thorized for collocation, or an official letter from 
the commanding officer of the member verifying 
that the member and the spouse are collocated at 
the permanent duty station of the member.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (b) shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 6- 
month period that begins with the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 599. PILOT PROGRAM ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 
FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, shall establish a pilot program to demonstrate the 
feasibility 
of 
using 
portable, 
disposable 
alcohol 
breathalyzers and a cloud based server platform to collect 
data and monitor the progress of alcohol abuse prevention 
programs through the use of digital applications. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) select at least three locations at which to 
carry out the program, including at least one mili-
tary service initial training location; 
(2) at each location selected under paragraph 
(1), include at least one active duty unit with no less 
than 300 personnel and one reserve unit with no less 
than 300 personnel; and 
(3) offer participation in the pilot program on 
a voluntary basis. 
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(c) DURATION.—The pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall be operational for a minimum of 6 months and 
shall terminate not later than September 30, 2018. 
(d) REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives— 
(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the 
implementation of the pilot program under subsection 
(a), a report on the implementation of the program; 
and 
(2) not later than one year after the date of the 
implementation of the program, a report on the pro-
gram, including findings and recommendations of the 
Secretary with respect to the benefits of using ad-
vanced technology as part of alcohol abuse prevention 
efforts within the military services. 
(e) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense may carry 
out the pilot program under subsection (a) using amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for Alcohol Abuse Prevention 
Programs as specified in the funding tables in division D. 
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