,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require  
an element in preseparation counseling  
for members of the ,armed ,forces on    
assistance and support services for     
caregivers of certain veterans through  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,caregiver ,program ,information        
,improvement ,act of #bjag4  #b4        
,element in preseparation counseling for
 members of the ,armed ,forces on       
assistance and support services for     
caregivers of certain veterans through  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
7a7 ,in general ,section #aadb7;b7 of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        

following new paragraph3  7#ah7 ,a      
description1 developed in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs1 of the assistance and support 
services for family caregivers of       
eligible veterans under the program     
conducted by the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs pursuant to section #agbj;,g  
of title #ch1 including the veterans    
covered by the program1 the caregivers  
eligible for assistance and support     
through the program1 and the assistance 
and support available through the       
program4  4  7b7 ,participation of      
potential caregivers in appropriate     
preseparation counseling  7#a7 ,in      
general ,in accordance with procedures  
established by the ,secretary of        
,defense1 each ,secretary of a military 
department shall take appropriate       
actions to achieve the following3  7,a7 
,to determine whether each member of the
 ,armed ,forces under the jurisdiction  
of such ,secretary who is undergoing    
preseparation counseling pursuant to    

section #aadb of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code 7as amended by subsection 
7a771 and who may require caregiver     
services after separation from the      
,armed ,forces has identified an        
individual to provide such services     
after the member's separation4  7,b7 ,in
 the case of a member described in      
subparagraph 7,a7 who has identified an 
individual to provide caregiver services
 after the member's separation1 at the  
election of the member1 to permit such  
individual to participate in appropriate
 sessions of the member's preseparation 
counseling in order to inform such      
individual of--  7i7 the assistance and 
support services available to caregivers
 of members after separation from the   
,armed ,forces2 and  7ii7 the manner in 
which the member's transition to        
civilian life after separation may      
likely affect such individual as a      
caregiver4  7#b7 ,caregivers ,for       
purposes of this subsection1 individuals
 who provide caregiver services refers  

to individuals 7including a spouse1     
partner1 parent1 sibling1 adult child1  
other relative1 or friend7 who provide  
physical or emotional assistance to     
former members of the ,armed ,forces    
during and after their transition from  
military life to civilian life following
 separation from the ,armed ,forces4    
7#c7 ,deadline for commencement ,each   
,secretary of a miliary department shall
 commence the actions required pursuant 
to this subsection by not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4