,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,nunn ( ,i[a 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,magaz9]1 
,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a1 & ,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require a pilot program on 
activities "u ! pre-sep>ation transition
 process ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces = a   
r$uction 9 suicide among vet]ans1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,daniel ,j4 ,h>vey1    
,jr4 & ,adam ,lamb]t ,improv+           
,s]vicememb] ,transition to ,r$uce      
,vet]an ,suicide ,act4  #b4 ,pilot      
program on activities "u ! pre-sep>ation
 transition process ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces = a r$uction 9 suicide among      

vet]ans  7a7 ,pilot program requir$ ,!  
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs %all jo9tly c>ry out a
 pilot program to assess ! feasibility &
 advisability ( provid+ ! module        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 & s]vices "u  
subsection 7c7 z "p ( ! pre-sep>ation   
transition process = memb]s ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces z a means ( r$uc+ ! incid5ce (    
suicide among vet]ans4  7b7 ,module     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! module describ$ 9 ?is  
subsection %all include ! foll[+3 7,a7  
,an 9-p]son meet+ betwe5 a cohort (     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces p>ticipat+ 9 !   
pilot program & a social work] or nurse 
9 :i* ! social work] or nurse--  7i7    
educates ! cohort on res\rces = &       
specific pot5tial risks confront+ su*   
memb]s aft] dis*>ge or release f ! ,arm$
 ,=ces1 includ+-- 7,i7 loss ( community 
or a support sy/em2  7,,ii7 isolation f 
family1 fri5ds1 or society2  7,,iii7    
id5tity crisis 9 ! transition f milit>y 
to civilian life2  7,,iv7 vuln]ability  
view$ z a weakness2  7,v7 ne$ = empa?y2 

7,,vi7 self-m$ication & addiction2      
7,,vii7 importance ( sleep & ex]cise2   
7,,viii7 homelessness2 &  7,,ix7 risk   
factors contribut+ to attempts ( suicide
 & dea?s by suicide2  7ii7 educates !   
cohort on-- 7,i7 ! signs & symptoms (   
suicide risk & physical1 psy*ological1  
or neurological issues1 su* z           
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 traumatic  
bra9 injury1 *ronic pa91 sleep disord]s1
 sub/ance use disord]s1 adv]se *ildhood 
exp]i5ces1 depression1 bipol> disord]1 &
 socio-ecological conc]ns1 su* z        
homelessness1 unemploym5t1 & relation%ip
 /ra92  7,,ii7 ! pot5tial risks = memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces f su* issues aft]      
dis*>ge or release f ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 &   
7,,iii7 ! res\rces & treatm5t options   
available to su* memb]s = su* issues    
?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & non-pr(it       
organizations2  7iii7 educates ! cohort 
ab\t ! res\rces available to victims (  
milit>y sexual trauma ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7iv7 educates ! 

cohort ab\t ! mann] 9 :i* memb]s might  
exp]i5ce *all5ges dur+ ! transition f   
milit>y to civilian life1 & ! res\rces  
available to !m ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se1 & o!r organizations4  7,b7 ,!  
provision to ea* memb] ( ! cohort (     
contact in=mation = a c\nsel+ or o!r    
appropriate facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ! locality 9 :i* su*
 memb] int5ds to reside aft] dis*>ge or 
release4  7,c7 ,! submittal by ea* memb]
 ( ! cohort to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs 7includ+ bo? ! ,vet]ans ,heal? 
,adm9i/ration & ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits     
,adm9i/ration7 ( _! m$ical records 9    
connection ) s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1    
:e!r or n su* memb]s int5d to file a    
claim ) ! ,dep>tm5t = b5efits ) respect 
to any s]vice-connect$ disability4  7#b7
 ,composition ( cohort ,ea* cohort      
p>ticipat+ 9 ! module describ$ 9 ?is    
subsection %all be compris$ ( n few] ?an
 #ej individuals4  7c7 ,s]vices ,9 c>ry+
 out ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y (     

,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all provide to ea* individual 
p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program ! foll[+   
s]vices3  7#a7 ,dur+ ! transition       
process & prior to dis*>ge or release f 
! ,arm$ ,=ces1 a "o-on-"o meet+ ) a     
social work] or nurse ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs :o w-- 7,a7 conduct an
 assessm5t ( ! individual reg>d+        
eligibility to receive heal? c>e or     
c\nsel+ s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs2 &  7,b7 = ^? eligible1 or    
likely to be eligible1 to receive heal? 
c>e or c\nsel+ s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs-- 7i7 id5tify &       
provide contact in=mation = an          
appropriate facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ! locality 9 :i* su*
 individual int5ds to reside aft]       
dis*>ge or release2  7ii7 facilitate    
regi/ration or enrollm5t 9 ! sy/em (    
pati5t enrollm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs "u section #agje7;a7 (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 if     
applicable2  7iii7 educate ! individual 

ab\t c>e1 b5efits1 & s]vices available  
to ! individual ?r\gh ! ,vet]ans ,heal? 
,adm9i/ration2 &  7iv7 coord9ate heal?  
c>e bas$ on ! heal? c>e ne$s ( !        
individual1 if applicable1 to include   
e/abli%+ an initial appo9tm5t1 at !     
election ( ! individual1 to occur n lat]
 ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( dis*>ge or  
release ( ! memb] f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7
 ,= ea* individual det]m9$ ineligible = 
c>e & s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs dur+ ! transition process1 !   
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all conduct an     
assessm5t ( ! individual to det]m9e !   
ne$s ( ! individual & appropriate       
foll[-up1 :i* %all be id5tifi$ &        
docum5t$ 9 ! appropriate records ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#c7 ,dur+ !      
appo9tm5t s*$ul$ pursuant to p>agraph   
7#a77;,b77iv71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs %all conduct an assessm5t ( !  
individual to det]m9e ! ne$s ( !        
individual & appropriate foll[-up1 :i*  
%all be id5tifi$ & docum5t$ 9 !         
appropriate records ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     

,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7 ,locations  7#a7
 ,module & meet+ ,! module "u subsection
 7b7 & ! "o-on-"o meet+ "u subsection   
7c77#a7 %all be c>ri$ out at n few] ?an 
#aj locations ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se t 
s]ve n few] ?an #cjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces annually t are jo9tly select$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs = purposes ( ! pilot  
program4  7#b7 ,assessm5t & appo9tm5t ,!
 assessm5t "u subsection 7c77#b7 & !    
appo9tm5t "u subsection 7c77#c7 may     
occur at any location det]m9$           
appropriate by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se or 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 z !    
case may be4  7#c7 ,memb]s s]v$ ,!      
locations select$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1
 to ! ext5t practicable1 be locations t1
 :e!r individually or 9 aggregate1 s]ve 
all ! ,arm$ ,=ces & bo? ! regul> &      
res]ve compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7e7  
,selection & comm5cem5t ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all jo9tly select ! locations 
( ! pilot program "u subsection 7d77#a7 

& comm5ce c>ry+ out activities "u !     
pilot program by n lat] ?an ,septemb]   
#cj1 #bjbd4  7f7 ,duration ,! duration (
 ! pilot program %all be five ye>s4  7g7
 ,reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! comm5cem5t ( ! pilot program1
 & annually !reaft] dur+ ! duration ( ! 
pilot program1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all     
jo9tly submit to ! appropriate          
committees ( ,congress a report on !    
activities "u ! pilot program4  7#b7    
,elem5ts ,ea* report requir$ by p>agraph
 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,!   
demographic in=mation ( ! memb]s & =m]  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o p>ticipat$ 9 !
 pilot program dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod end+ 
on ! date ( su* report4  7,b7 ,a        
description ( ! activities "u ! pilot   
program dur+ su* p]iod4  7,c7 ,an       
assessm5t ( ! b5efits ( ! activities "u 
! pilot program dur+ su* p]iod to memb]s
 & =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,d7 ,an
 assessm5t ( :e!r ! activities "u !     
pilot program z ( ! date ( su* report h 

met ! t>get$ outcomes ( ! pilot program 
among memb]s & =m] memb]s :o p>ticipat$ 
9 ! pilot program )9 "o ye> ( dis*>ge or
 release f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,e7 ,su*    
recomm5dations z ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se &
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs jo9tly 
consid] appropriate reg>d+ ! feasibility
 & advisability ( expansion ( ! pilot   
program1 ext5sion ( ! pilot program1 or 
bo?4  7h7 ,appropriate committees (     
congress def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
appropriate committees ( ,congress      
means--  7#a7 ! ,committee on ,arm$     
,s]vices & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4