,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,lawr5ce introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to e/abli% a pilot program to improve   
access to supportive s]vices & community
 coord9ation = families ( disabl$       
vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,e>ly ,int]v5tion = ,vet]ans
 & _! ,families ,act4  #b4 ,pilot       
program = great] direct access to       
supportive s]vices & community          
coord9ation = disabl$ vet]ans families  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,comm5c+ n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all c>ry out a ?ree-ye> pilot program )
 community p>tn]s to provide int5sive   
community c>e coord9ation & supportive  
s]vices to disabl$ vet]an families :o   
lack access to direct wellness s]vices  
provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       

,affairs or o!r entities4  7b7          
,agreem5ts ) community p>tn]s ,9 c>ry+  
out ! pilot program "u subsection 7a71 !
 ,secret>y %all ent] into p>tn]%ip      
agreem5ts ) community p>tn]s us+ a      
competitive & m]it-bas$ aw>d process =  
individual grants & = multi-s]vice site 
grants to te/ s]vice deliv]y effici5cies
 & g5]ate be/ practices4  7c7 ,community
 c>e coord9ation & supportive s]vices ,!
 community c>e coord9ation & supportive 
s]vices ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 are !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,s]vices provid$ by a    
community p>tn] to improve ! well-be+ & 
address ! ne$s ( disabl$ vet]an families
 :o o!rwise lack access to adequate     
direct wellness s]vices provid$ by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or o!r    
entities4 ,su* assi/ance & s]vices may  
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,c>e coord9ation 
& case managem5t s]vices4  7,b7 ,outrea*
 s]vices4  7,c7 ,assi/ance 9 obta9+ any 
b5efits f ! ,dep>tm5t :i* ! vet]an may  
be eligible to receive1 includ+         
vocational & rehabilitation c\nsel+1    

employm5t & tra9+ s]vice1 educational   
assi/ance1 & heal? c>e s]vices4  7,d7   
,assi/ance 9 obta9+ & coord9at+ !       
provision ( o!r public b5efits provid$  
by dep>tm5t or ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t or a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t  
or by community p>tn]s1 includ+ )       
respect to-- 7i7 m>riage c\nsel+2  7ii7 
s]vices = *ildr52  7iii7 suicide        
prev5tion2  7iv7 sub/ance abuse aw>5ess 
& treatm5t2  7v7 m5tal heal? aw>5ess &  
treatm5t2  7vi7 f9ancial c\nsel+2  7vii7
 ang] managem5t c\nsel+2  7viii7 dome/ic
 viol5ce aw>5ess & prev5tion2  7ix7     
employm5t assi/ance2  7x7 transportation
 s]vices2  7xi7 *ild c>e2  7xii7 h\s+   
c\nsel+2  7xiii7 prep>+ & updat+ family 
c>e plans2  7xiv7 developm5t ( /rategies
 = liv+ ) a vet]an ) po/-traumatic /ress
 disord] or traumatic bra9 injury2  7xv7
 access+ em]g5cy f9ancial assi/ance     
?r\gh philan?ropic ef=ts2 &  7xvi7 o!r  
s]vices t are det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to 
be appropriate to improve ! well-be+ &  
address ! unique ne$s ( disabl$ vet]an  

families :o lack access to su* direct   
wellness s]vices4  7#b7 ,provid+ !      
direct s]vices specifi$ 9 p>agraph      
7#a77;,d7 t are necess>y to improve !   
well-be+ & address ! ne$s ( ! disabl$   
vet]an families b are o!rwise           
unavailable ?r\gh exi/+ public or       
private programs4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m community p>tn]
 means a private nonpr(it organization4 
7#b7 ,! t]m disabl$ vet]an means a      
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or ,unit$ ,/ates   
national :o-- 7,a7 0 honorably dis*>g$ f
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 &  7,b7 is entitl$ to   
disability comp5sation 7or :o b = !     
receipt ( milit>y retir$ pay w\ld be    
entitl$ to disability comp5sation7 "u   
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs or 0 dis*>g$ or releas$ f      
active duty 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces because ( a 
s]vice-connect$ disability "u *apt] #fa 
( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 
,! t]m disabl$ vet]ans family means !   
dep5d5ts ( a disabl$ vet]an4  7e7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs #b1jjj1jjj
 to c>ry out ! pilot program "u         
subsection 7a7 = ea* fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! 
,secret>y c>ries out su* pilot program4 
7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days be=e !
 completion ( ! pilot program "u        
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! results ( ! pilot program1  
includ+ ! numb] ( disabl$ vet]an        
families s]v$ & s]vice l9kages or       
ref]rals & a description & assessm5t ( !
 effectiv5ess & a*ievem5ts ( ! pilot    
program ) respect to s]vices & treatm5ts
 & mitigation ( risks1 includ+          
homelessness1 unemploym5t & suicide z   
well z recomm5d$ be/ practices = improv+
 access to supportive s]vices &         
coord9ation ( c>e = disabl$ vet]an      
families4