,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4   
,wittman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out a pilot program to promote &        
enc\rage collaboration betwe5 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & nonpr(it
 organizations & in/itutions ( high]    
le>n+ t provide adm9i/rative assi/ance  
to vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,collaboration 
,act4  #b4 ,pilot program on            
collaboration ) nonpr(it organizations  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all c>ry out a two-ye> pilot  
program to promote & enc\rage           
collaboration betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs & nonpr(it            
organizations & in/itutions ( high]     
le>n+4 ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program1 !  
,secret>y %all emphasize collaboration  
)--  7#a7 vet]ans s]vice organizations t

 provide p]sonnel ) appropriate         
cr$5tials to assi/ vet]ans 9 fil+ claims
 & appeals ) ! ,dep>tm5t = disability   
comp5sation2 &  7#b7 educational        
in/itutions t provide pro bono legal    
assi/ance to vet]ans4  7b7 ,metrics ,!  
,secret>y %all e/abli% metrics to       
det]m9e :i* organizations & in/itutions 
provide ! be/ s]vice to vet]ans & seek  
to enc\rage su* organizations &         
in/itutions to p>ticipate 9 ! pilot     
program4  7c7 ,location ,! ,secret>y    
%all c>ry out ! pilot program 9 ,/ates )
 ! highe/ vet]an populations1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,use ( social m$ia 
,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program1 !         
,secret>y %all use social m$ia to       
promote ! collaboration ef=ts c>ri$ out 
"u ! pilot program & to notify vet]ans (
 su* collaborations4 ,qu>t]ly reports w 
be provid$ to memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ,committee t docum5t ! rea* ( !
 social m$ia ef=ts & ! numb] ( vet]ans  
:o use ! program4  7e7 ,reports ,n lat] 
?an #cj days aft] ! end ( a fiscal      

qu>t]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !     
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a    
report on ! pilot program1 includ+ ! use
 ( social m$ia "u subsection 7d7 & !    
numb] ( vet]ans :o receive adm9i/rative 
assi/ance f organizations & in/itutions 
?r\gh ! program4