,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dghc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,young introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,personnel and ,readiness to carry out a
 pilot program on providing training to1
 validating1 and deploying grief        
companions to facilitate bereavement    
care4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,doug ,zembiec ,gold    
,star ,family ,support ,act of #bjbb4   
#b4 ,pilot program on grief companions  
following casualty notifications  7a7   
,in general ,commencing not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary of 
,defense for ,personnel and ,readiness  
shall carry out a pilot program on      
providing training to1 validating1 and  
deploying grief companions to facilitate
 bereavement care provided by the       

,department of ,defense following       
casualty notifications with respect to  
members of the ,armed ,forces4  7b7     
,duration ,the ,under ,secretary of     
,defense for ,personnel and ,readiness  
shall carry out the pilot program       
required under subsection 7a7 for a     
period of not less than one year4  7c7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,personnel and ,readiness #bej1jjj to   
carry out the pilot program required    
under subsection 7a74