,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #a1 #bjah,mr4 
,nolan introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to establish a grant program   
for eligible nonprofit organizations to 
carry out positive psychology           
reconditioning programs for veterans4   
#a4 ,positive psychology reconditioning 
program grants  7a7 ,grant program ,the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
establish a grant program under which   
the ,secretary shall award grants to    
eligible entities to carry out positive 
psychology reconditioning programs for  
veterans4  7b7 ,amount of grant ,each   
grant awarded by the ,secretary under   
subsection 7a7 may not exceed #gej1jjj4 
7c7 ,eligible entities ,an entity is    
eligible to receive a grant under       
subsection 7a7 if the entity is a       
nonprofit organization that is described

 in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the         
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and   
that is exempt from taxation under      
section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4  7d7    
,priority of award ,in selecting        
eligible entities to award a grant under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall   
prioritize entities that1 before the    
date of the award1 carry out programs   
using positive psychology reconditioning
 techniques4  7e7 ,use of grants ,in    
determining the positive psychology     
reconditioning techniques to be carried 
out under a grant awarded under         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
consider the following3  7#a7 ,the use  
of an initial camaraderie and bonding   
experience to initiate the rebuilding of
 veteran social relationships in one or 
more groups of #ab veterans or less     
7which may be carried out               
simultaneously74  7#b7 ,the use of      
highly qualified instructors to lead    
appropriate physical workouts and group 
discussion occurring not fewer than     

three times per week during a program   
period that is at least three months4   
7#c7 ,programs that appropriately       
introduce local civilians to the        
veterans participating in the program   
and have such local civilians become    
participating members of the group in   
the program4  7#d7 ,programs that       
encourage the full reentry of veterans  
back into society and that graduate the 
participating veterans who are adjusted 
to living in a civilian world4  7#e7    
,programs that expose a group of        
veterans to common social experiences in
 the location in which the program is   
carried out4  7#f7 ,programs that       
practice positive psychology techniques1
 including daily gratitude journaling   
and mindfulness1 to increase physical   
and mental well-being throughout the    
program4  7f7 ,records ,the ,secretary  
may not require an eligible entity that 
is awarded a grant under subsection 7a7 
to maintain records on veterans seeking 
support or participating in a program   

under such grant1 or to report any      
personally identifying information      
directly or indirectly to the ,secretary
 about such veterans4  7g7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated a total
 of #ae1jjj1jjj to carry out this       
section during fiscal years #bjai       
through #bjba4  7h7 ,veteran defined ,in
 this section1 the term veteran has the 
meaning given that term in section      
#aja7b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states   
,code1 and includes any person who is   
entitled under chapter #abbc of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to retired  
pay for nonregular service or1 but for  
age1 would be entitled under such       
chapter to retired pay for nonregular   
service4