,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bccf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjah,mr4 
,te/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to c>ry out a pilot program on provid+  
int5sive community c>e coord9ation &    
supportive s]vices to vet]an families :o
 lack adequate access to s]vices1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,vet]an      
,families ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,pilot     
program on community c>e coord9ation &  
supportive s]vices = vet]an families :o 
lack access to s]vices  7a7 ,pilot      
program requir$ ,comm5c+ n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
c>ry out a pilot program ) community    
p>tn]s to assess ! feasibility &        
advisability ( provid+ int5sive         
community c>e coord9ation & supportive  
s]vices to vet]an families :o lack      

adequate access to s]vices furni%$ by ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or o!r    
entities ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local       
gov]nm5ts4  7b7 ,community c>e          
coord9ation & supportive s]vices        
describ$ ,= purposes ( ! pilot program1 
int5sive community c>e coord9ation &    
supportive s]vices are s]vices provid$  
by a community p>tn] to improve !       
well-be+ & address ! ne$s ( vet]an      
families :o live 9 rural or und]s]v$    
areas or :o o!rwise lack access to      
adequate s]vices furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1
 or ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts4 ,int5sive  
community c>e coord9ation & supportive  
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+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,vocational &   
rehabilitation c\nsel+4  7,b7 ,employm5t
 & tra9+ s]vices4  7,c7 ,educational    
assi/ance4  7,d7 ,heal? c>e s]vices4    

7#d7 ,assi/ance 9 obta9+ & coord9at+ !  
provision ( o!r public b5efits or       
available s]vices provid$ by ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate or local gov]nm5ts1 or 
o!r community p>tn]s1 includ+ ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,m>riage c\nsel+4  7,b7 ,s]vices = 
*ildr54  7,c7 ,suicide prev5tion4  7,d7 
,sub/ance abuse aw>5ess & treatm5t4     
7,e7 ,m5tal heal? aw>5ess & treatm5t4   
7,f7 ,f9ancial c\nsel+4  7,g7 ,employm5t
 assi/ance4  7,h7 ,transportation       
s]vices4  7,i7 ,*ild c>e4  7,j7 ,h\s+   
c\nsel+4  7,k7 ,prep>+ & updat+ family  
c>e plans4  7,l7 ,developm5t ( /rategies
 = liv+ ) a vet]an ) po/ traumatic /ress
 disord] or traumatic bra9 injury4  7,m7
 ,access+ em]g5cy f9ancial assi/ance    
?r\gh philan?ropic ef=ts4  7,n7 ,su* o!r
 s]vices z may be appropriate to improve
 ! well-be+ & address ! unique ne$s (   
vet]an families :o live 9 rural or      
und]s]v$ areas or o!rwise lack access to
 adequate s]vices furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t1 or ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts4  

7#e7 ,provid+ direct s]vices1 describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#d71 t are necess>y to       
address ! ne$s ( ! vet]an families b are
 o!rwise unavailable ?r\gh exi/+ public 
or private programs4  7c7 ,agreem5ts &  
grants  7#a7 ,agreem5ts ,! ,secret>y    
%all c>ry out ! pilot program by ent]+  
into p>tn]%ip agreem5ts ) community     
p>tn]s to provide int5sive community c>e
 coord9ation & supportive s]vices4  7#b7
 ,grants  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y    
%all1 us+ a competitive & m]it-bas$     
process1 aw>d grants to community p>tn]s
 ) :om ! ,secret>y has ent]$ into       
agreem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,use (
 funds ,! am\nts ( grants aw>d$ "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be us$ to provide 
int5sive community c>e coord9ation &    
supportive s]vices "u ! pilot program & 
to assess s]vice deliv]y effici5cies4   
7,c7 ,locations ,! ,secret>y may aw>d   
grants "u subp>agraph 7,a7 on an        
individual location basis & may aw>d    
grants = ! provision ( c]ta9 s]vices at 
locations t also provide o!r s]vices4   

7d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out ! pilot program #e1jjj1jjj = ea* (  
fiscal ye>s #bjah1 #bjai1 & #bjbj4  7e7 
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cdj 
days be=e ! completion ( ! pilot        
program1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! results ( ! pilot program4  
7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$ by      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,! numb] ( vet]an families s]v$ "u 
! pilot program4  7,b7 ,! numb] ( vet]an
 families :o receiv$ s]vice l9kages or  
ref]rals "u ! pilot program4  7,c7 ,a   
description & assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess
 & a*ievem5ts ( ! pilot program )       
respect to s]vices & treatm5ts &        
mitigation ( risks1 includ+ risks relat+
 to homelessness1 unemploym5t1 &        
suicide4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,community p>tn] ,! t]m   

community p>tn] means a private nonpr(it
 organization4  7#b7 ,vet]an family ,!  
t]m vet]an family means a family )      
respect to :i* ! head ( ! h\sehold or ! 
sp\se ( ! head ( ! h\sehold is a vet]an4
 ,a family t consi/s ( a s+le individual
 :o is a vet]an %all be consid]$ a      
vet]an family4