,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjag,mr4 ,c(fman 7= himself & ,ms4 ,e/y
 ( ,connecticut7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to increase ! numb] ( pe]-to-pe]        
c\nselors provid+ c\nsel+ = wom5        
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4         
,pe]-to-pe] c\nsel+ program = wom5      
vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section          
#agbj;,f7j7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7  7,a7 ,z "p (
 ! c\nsel+ program "u ?is subsection1 ! 
,secret>y %all ensure t ! program       
includes a suffici5t numb] ( pe]        
c\nselors = wom5 vet]ans to meet ! dem& 
= su* c\nselors4 ,su* c\nselors may be  
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t & may h exp]tise
 9--  7i7 g5d]-specific issues &        
s]vices2  7ii7 ! provision ( in=mation  
ab\t s]vices & b5efits provid$ "u laws  

adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7iii7       
employm5t m5tor+4  7,b7 ,9 c>ry+ out ?is
 p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all emphasize   
facilitat+ pe]-to-pe] c\nsel+ = wom5    
vet]ans :o suff]$ sexual trauma :ile    
s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 h po/-traumatic   
/ress disord] or suff] f ano!r m5tal    
heal? condition1 or are o!rwise at risk 
( becom+ homeless4  7,c7 ,! ,secret>y   
%all conduct outrea* to in=m wom5       
vet]ans ab\t ! program & ! assi/ance    
available "u ! program4  7,d7  7i7 ,9   
c>ry+ out ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all
 facilitate engagem5t & coord9ation )   
su* community organizations1 ,/ate &    
local gov]nm5ts1 in/itutions ( high]    
education1 *amb]s ( comm]ce1 local      
bus9ess organizations1 organizations t  
provide legal assi/ance1 & o!r          
organizations z ! ,secret>y consid]s    
appropriate to facilitate ! transition (
 wom5 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 into  
_! communities4  7ii7 ,to ! degree      
practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all coord9ate 
facilitation ( assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph

 ) ! program c>ri$ out "u section #aadd 
( title #aj4  4  7b7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out      
p>agraph 7#d7 ( section #agbj;,f7j7 (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by subsection 7a71 us+ funds o!rwise    
made available to ! ,secret>y4 ,no      
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ by reason ( su* p>agraph4