,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #acd  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ia 
,report ,no4 #aae-aig  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #c1 #bjag ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california
 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,takano1 and ,ms4   
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,june #bh1 #bjag ,additional sponsors3
 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,higgins of      
,louisiana1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 
,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1  
,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,costello of         
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,esty 
of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4     
,cleaver1 and ,mr4 ,pallone  ,june #bh1 
#bjag ,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to make permanent the    
pilot program on counseling in retreat  
settings for women veterans newly       
separated from service in the ,armed    

,forces4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,building           
,supportive ,networks for ,women        
,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,counseling in     
retreat settings for women veterans     
newly separated from service in the     
,armed ,forces  7a7 ,permanent program  
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #ag of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #agab;,c the 
following new section3  #agab;,d4       
,counseling in retreat settings for     
women veterans newly separated  7a7     
,program  7#a7 ,commencing on ,january  
#a1 #bjah1 the ,secretary shall carry   
out1 through the ,readjustment          
,counseling ,service of the ,veterans   
,health ,administration1 a program to   
provide reintegration and readjustment  
services described in subsection 7b7 in 
group retreat settings to women veterans
 who are recently separated from service
 in the ,armed ,forces after a prolonged
 deployment4  7#b7 ,the participation of
 a veteran in the program under         

paragraph 7#a7 shall be at the election 
of the veteran4  7b7 ,covered services  
,the services provided to a woman       
veteran under the program under         
subsection 7a77#a7 shall include the    
following3 7#a7 ,information on         
reintegration into the family1          
employment1 and community of the        
veteran4  7#b7 ,financial counseling4   
7#c7 ,occupational counseling4  7#d7    
,information and counseling on stress   
reduction4  7#e7 ,information and       
counseling on conflict resolution4  7#f7
 ,such other information and counseling 
as the ,secretary considers appropriate 
to assist the veteran in reintegration  
into the family1 employment1 and        
community of the veteran4  7c7 ,biennial
 reports ,not later than ,december #ca1 
#bjah1 and each even-numbered year      
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committees on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,senate a      
report on the program under subsection  

7a77#a74  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section      
#agab;,c the following new item3        
#agab;,d4 ,counseling in retreat        
settings for women veterans newly       
separated4  4  7b7 ,conforming repeal   
,effective ,december #ca1 #bjag1 section
 #bjc of the ,caregivers and ,veterans  
,omnibus ,health ,services ,act of #bjaj
 7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agab;,a note7 is       
repealed4  ,june #bh1 #bjag ,committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed