,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjai,ms4    
,s9ema 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & ,mrs4 
,gillibr&7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
a pilot program on in=mation %>+ betwe5 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & designat$       
relatives & fri5ds ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces reg>d+ ! exp]i5ces & *all5ges (   
milit>y s]vice1 p>ticul>ly dur+ & aft]  
ov]seas deploym5ts1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,s]geant ,daniel ,som]s ,network (    
,support ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program on   
in=mation %>+ betwe5 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se
 & designat$ relatives & fri5ds ( memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces reg>d+ ! exp]i5ces &   
*all5ges ( milit>y s]vice  7a7 ,pilot   
program requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
seek to ent] into an agreem5t ) !       
,am]ican ,r$ ,cross to c>ry out a pilot 

program "u :i*--  7,a7 ! ,am]ican ,r$   
,cross-- 7i7 enc\rages a memb] ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces1 ^u ! enli/m5t or appo9tm5t ( su*
 memb]1 to designate up to #ae p]sons to
 :om in=mation reg>d+ ! milit>y s]vice (
 su* memb] %all be dissem9at$ us+       
contact in=mation obta9$ "u p>agraph    
7#e72 &  7ii7 provides su* p]sons1 )9   
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* su* p]sons  
are designat$ "u clause 7i71 ! option to
 elect to receive su* in=mation reg>d+  
milit>y s]vice2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y     
dissem9ates1 n less frequ5tly ?an       
qu>t]ly1 su* in=mation to su* p]sons :o 
elect to receive su* in=mation "u       
subp>agraph 7,a77ii74  7#b7 ,types (    
in=mation ,! types ( in=mation to be    
dissem9at$ by ! ,secret>y to p]sons :o  
elect to receive in=mation "u ! pilot   
program %all include in=mation reg>d+-- 
7,a7 aspects ( daily life & r\t9e       
exp]i5c$ by memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2     
7,b7 ! *all5ges & /resses ( milit>y     
s]vice1 p>ticul>ly dur+ & aft] deploym5t
 z "p ( a cont+5cy op]ation2  7,c7 !    

s]vices available to memb]s ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces & ! dep5d5ts ( su* memb]s to cope 
) ! exp]i5ces & *all5ges ( milit>y      
s]vice2  7,d7 b5efits adm9i/]$ by !     
,secret>y = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & !  
dep5d5ts ( su* memb]s2  7,e7 a toll-free
 telephone numb] ?r\gh :i* su* p]sons :o
 elect to receive in=mation "u ! pilot  
program may reque/ in=mation reg>d+ !   
program2 &  7,f7 su* o!r in=mation z !  
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces & su* p]sons :o elect to    
receive in=mation "u ! pilot program1   
det]m9es to be appropriate4  7#c7       
,privacy ( in=mation ,9 c>ry+ out !     
pilot program "u p>agraph 7#a71 !       
,secret>y may n dissem9ate in=mation "u 
p>agraph 7#b7 9 violation ( laws &      
regulations p]ta9+ to ! privacy ( memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+ requirem5ts   
pursuant to--  7,a7 section #eeb;a (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 !
 ,heal? ,insurance ,portability &       
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiif 7,public    
,law #ajd-aia74  7#d7 ,notice &         

modifications ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot      
program "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all1 ) respect to a memb] ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces--  7,a7 ensure t su* memb] is     
notifi$ ( ! ability to modify           
designations made by su* memb] "u       
p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 &  7,b7 ^u ! reque/ 
( a memb]1 au?orize su* memb] to modify 
su* designations at any "t4  7#e7       
,contact in=mation ,9 mak+ a designation
 "u ! pilot program1 a memb] ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces %all provide necess>y contact     
in=mation1 specifically includ+ an email
 address1 to facilitate ! dissem9ation (
 in=mation reg>d+ ! milit>y s]vice ( !  
memb]4  7#f7 ,opt-out ( program ,9 c>ry+
 out ! pilot program "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,secret>y %all1 ) respect to a p]son :o
 has elect$ to receive in=mation "u su* 
pilot program1 cease dissem9at+ su*     
in=mation to t p]son ^u reque/ ( su*    
p]son4  7b7 ,survey & report on pilot   
program  7#a7 ,survey ,n lat] ?an two   
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program 
comm5ces1 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) 

! ,am]ican ,r$ ,cross1 %all adm9i/] a   
survey to p]sons :o elect$ to receive   
in=mation "u ! pilot program = ! purpose
 ( receiv+ fe$back reg>d+ ! quality (   
in=mation dissem9at$ "u ?is section1    
includ+ :e!r su* in=mation appropriately
 reflects ! milit>y c>e] progression (  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !
 pilot program comm5ces1 ! ,secret>y    
%all submit to ! congressional def5se   
committees a report on ! pilot program  
:i* includes--  7,a7 ! results ( !      
survey adm9i/]$ "u p>agraph 7#a72  7,b7 
a det]m9ation z to :e!r ! pilot program 
%\ld be made p]man5t2 &  7,c7           
recomm5dations z to modifications       
necess>y to improve ! program if made   
p]man5t4  7#c7 ,congressional def5se    
committees def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 !   
t]m congressional def5se committees has 
! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7    
,t]m9ation ( pilot program ,! pilot     
program %all t]m9ate ^u submission ( !  

report requir$ by subsection 7b77#b74