,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dede  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to establish the ,department of
 ,defense-,department of ,veterans      
,affairs ,discharge ,review ,board      
,committee1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,discharge ,review ,board ,outreach
 ,improvement ,act of #bjbb4  #b4       
,department of ,defense-,department of  
,veterans ,affairs ,discharge ,review   
,board ,committee  7a7 ,establishment of
 joint executive committee  7#a7 ,in    
general ,there is established an        
interagency committee to advise the     
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,personnel and ,readiness and the       
,deputy ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs
 on matters relating to the review      
boards under section #aeec of title #aj1

 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7           
,designation ,the interagency committee 
established under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be known as the ,department of          
,defense-,department of ,veterans       
,affairs ,discharge ,review ,board      
,committee 7hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ,committee74  7b7    
,membership ,the ,committee shall be    
composed of the following3 7#a7 ,the    
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,personnel and ,readiness1 the          
,assistant ,secretary of ,manpower and  
,reserve ,affairs for each of the       
military services1 and such other       
officers and employees of the           
,department of ,defense as the          
,secretary of ,defense may designate4   
7#b7 ,the ,deputy ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs and such other       
officers and employees of the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs as the
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may   
designate4  7c7 ,administrative matters 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary 

and the ,deputy ,secretary shall jointly
 determine the size and structure of the
 ,committee1 as well as the             
administrative and procedural guidelines
 for the operation of the ,committee4   
7#b7 ,subcommittees ,the ,committee may 
establish subcommittees to assist the   
,committee in carrying out subsections  
7d7 and 7e71 including the following3   
7,a7 ,a subcommittee on outreach and    
education4  7,b7 ,a subcommittee on     
training for members of the review      
boards under section #aeec of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,support  
,the ,under ,secretary and the ,deputy  
,secretary shall jointly supply         
appropriate staff and resources to      
provide administrative support and      
services for the ,committee4 ,support   
for such purposes shall be provided at a
 level that the ,under ,secretary and   
the ,deputy ,secretary jointly determine
 sufficient for the efficient operation 
of the ,committee1 including any        
subcommittees established under         

paragraph 7#b74  7d7 ,recommendations   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,committee shall  
provide the ,secretary of ,defense and  
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
with recommendations on the strategic   
direction for the joint coordination and
 sharing efforts between and within the 
,department of ,defense and the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs on    
matters regarding the review boards     
described in subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7  
,annual report ,not less frequently than
 once each year1 the ,committee shall   
submit to the two ,secretaries and to   
,congress an annual report containing   
such recommendations regarding the      
review boards described in subsection   
7a77#a7 as the ,committee considers     
appropriate4  7e7 ,functions ,in order  
to enable the ,committee to make        
recommendations in its annual report    
under subsection 7c77#b71 the ,committee
 shall do the following3 7#a7 ,review   
existing policies1 procedures1 and      
practices regarding reviews under       

section #aeec of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 with respect to matters  
that pertain to the coordination and    
sharing of resources between the        
,department of ,defense and the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7
 ,identify changes in policies1         
procedures1 and practices that1 in the  
judgment of the ,committee1 would       
promote mutually beneficial             
coordination1 use1 or exchange of use of
 services and resources of the two      
,departments1 with the goal of improving
 the quality1 efficiency1 and           
effectiveness of the review boards under
 section #aeec of such title for        
veterans1 members of the ,armed ,forces1
 individuals who retired from service in
 the ,armed ,forces1 and their families 
through an enhanced partnership between 
the two ,departments4  7#c7 ,identify   
and assess further opportunities for the
 coordination and collaboration between 
the ,departments that1 in the judgment  
of the ,committee1 would positively     

affect the review process under section 
#aeec of such title4  7#d7 ,review the  
implementation of activities designed to
 promote the coordination and sharing of
 resources between the ,departments for 
matters relating to the review process  
under section #aeec of such title4  7#e7
 ,identify and assess strategies1 which 
either or both ,departments may         
implement1 that would increase outreach 
to former members of the ,armed ,forces 
described in subsection 7d77#c77;,b7 of 
section #aeec of such title who may     
qualify for relief under such section4