,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eadi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbc,mr4  
,neguse introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to c>ry out a pilot program to  
provide /ip5ds to c]ta9 memb]s sep>at+ f
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,pilot program to  
provide a mon?ly /ip5d to c]ta9 rec5tly 
sep>at$ memb]s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9     
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs1 %all c>ry out a pilot program 
to provide a /ip5d to a cov]$           
individual4  7b7 ,am\nt ,a /ip5d paid "u
 ?is section to a cov]$ individual %all 
be 9 an am\nt t ! ,secret>y det]m9es w  
pay = "o mon? ( food & h\s+ = ! h\sehold
 ( su* cov]$ individual 9 ! location :]e
 su* h\sehold resides4  7c7 ,paym5ts ,a 
cov]$ individual %all receive a /ip5d "u
 ?is section once a mon? = ! fir/ f\r   
mon?s foll[+ ! sep>ation ( ! cov]$      

individual f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7d7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$        
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! pilot program4 
,su* report %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,! numb] ( cov]$ individuals paid a     
/ip5d "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,! av]age   
am\nt ( su* a /ip5d4  7#c7 ,!           
effectiv5ess ( ! program 9 mitigat+     
f9ancial h>d%ips ( cov]$ individuals4   
7#d7 ,a plan to make ! pilot program    
p]man5t4  7#e7 ,! recomm5dation ( !     
,secret>y :e!r to make ! pilot program  
p]man5t4  7e7 ,t]m9ation ,! pilot       
program %all t]m9ate aft] op]at+ = f\r  
mon?s4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ individual means an   
individual-- 7,a7 :o sep>ates f ! ,arm$ 
,=ces "u honorable conditions aft] at   
lea/ f\r ye>s ( s]vice on active duty2 &
  7,b7 :om ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se        
det]m9es w exp]i5ce f9ancial h>d%ip dur+
 ! fir/ #abj days foll[+ su* sep>ation4 

7#b7 ,! t]m dep5d5t means a dep5d5t     
regi/]$ "u ! ,def5se ,enrollm5t         
,eligibility ,report+ ,sy/em4  7#c7 ,!  
t]m h\sehold means a cov]$ individual & 
all dep5d5ts ( su* cov]$ individual :o  
%>e a resid5ce4