(b) COVERED FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES.—A former member of the Armed Forces de-
scribed in this subsection is any former member of the 
Armed Forces with a medical history of a combat-related 
mental health condition or Post Traumatic Stress Dis-
order or Traumatic Brain Injury. 
(c) COVERED BENEFITS.—The benefits described in 
this subsection are the benefits as follows: 
(1) Burial benefits. 
(2) Benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan 
under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) Benefits under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(4) Benefits under the Social Security Act. 
(d) DATES FOR PURPOSES OF CERTAIN DETERMINA-
TIONS.— 
(1) DATE OF DEATH.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), for purposes of the benefits under 
this section, the date of death of a former member 
of the Armed Forces described by subsection (a) 
shall be the date of the separation or retirement of 
the former member from the Armed Forces. 
(2) DATE
FOR
NATURE
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—In 
determining the scope and nature of the entitlement 
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a survivor of a former member of the Armed Forces 
described by subsection (a) to benefits under this 
section, the date of death of the former member 
shall be the date of the suicide of the former mem-
ber. 
(e) REFUND
OF
REDUCTION
IN
RETIRED
PAY 
UNDER SBP.—Any reduction in the retired pay of a 
former member of the Armed Forces described by sub-
section (a) under the Survivor Benefit Plan under sub-
chapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, 
during the period beginning on the date of the retirement 
of the former member from the Armed Forces and ending 
on the date of the suicide of the former member shall be 
refunded to the surviving spouse or children, as applicable, 
of the former member. 
SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
THE PROVISION OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT 
SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a program to award grants to non-profit organi-
zations that provide emotional support services for sur-
vivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces (includ-
ing members of the National Guard and Reserve) and de-
ceased veterans through peers of such survivors. 
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(b) AWARD OF GRANTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the program under this section, a non-profit 
organization shall meet such criteria as the Sec-
retary shall establish for purposes of the program. 
(2) APPLICATION.—A non-profit organization 
seeking a grant under the program shall submit to 
the Secretary an application for the grant in such 
form and manner as the Secretary shall specify for 
purposes of the program. 
(c) GRANTS.— 
(1) AMOUNT.—The amount of each grant 
awarded a non-profit organization under the pro-
gram under this section shall be such amount as the 
Secretary determines appropriate for purposes of the 
program. 
(2) DURATION.—The duration of each grant 
awarded a non-profit organization shall be such pe-
riod as the Secretary determines appropriate for 
purposes of the program. 
(d) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Each non-profit organi-
zation awarded a grant under the program under this sec-
tion shall utilize amounts under the grant to provide such 
emotional support services for survivors of deceased mem-
bers of the Armed Forces (including members of the Na-
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tional Guard and Reserve) and deceased veterans through 
peers of such survivors as the Secretary shall specify in 
the grant. 
(e) FUNDING.—Amounts for grants under the pro-
gram under this section shall be derived from amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
for military personnel. 
SEC. 7. PILOT PROGRAMS ON AWARENESS ENHANCEMENT 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMY REGARDING 
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Army shall carry out at each location specified in sub-
section (b) a pilot program to assess the feasability and 
advisability of various means of enhancing awareness 
among members of the Army of Post Traumatic Stress 
Disorder. 
(b) LOCATIONS.—The locations specified in this sub-
section for the pilot programs required by subsection (a) 
are the following: 
(1) Fort Carson, Colorado. 
(2) Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The activities under the 
pilot programs required by subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following: 
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(A) For members of the Army about to un-
dergo deployment, such activities as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to enhance the un-
derstanding of members of the Army of— 
(i) the neurophysiological effects of 
the stress and trauma associated with com-
bat, including Post Traumatic Stress Dis-
order; and 
(ii) the means of eliminating or miti-
gating such effects after the return from 
combat. 
(B) For members of the Army undergoing 
deployment, appropriate reinforcement of the 
lessons provided through activities under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(C) For members of the Army after the re-
turn from deployment, appropriate activities to 
assist the members in reintegrating into non- 
combat life. 
(D) For families of members of the Army 
who will deploy or are deployed, appropriate 
training and assistance (including Internet- 
based training and assistance) at each stage of 
the deployment of such members in order to as-
sist such families and members in recognizing 
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and addressing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 
after the return of such members from deploy-
ment 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES.—In devel-
oping activities for purposes of the pilot programs, 
the Secretary shall utilize lessons in addressing 
stress and trauma learned by other appropriate pop-
ulations, including special operations forces and 
their communities and elite athlete communities. 
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