,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cefj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbd,mr4  
,k+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4       
,cram]1 & ,mr4 ,man*97 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize pre-enrollm5t 
( c]ta9 combat s]vice memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces 9 ! sy/em ( annual pati5t         
enrollm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,combat ,vet]ans           
,pre-,enrollm5t ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4      
,pre-enrollm5t ( c]ta9 combat s]vice    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! pati5t       
enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #agje (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7e7 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y may  
pre-enroll 9 ! sy/em ( annual pati5t    
enrollm5t e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u          
subsection 7a7 a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  

dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod be=e ! sep>ation 
( su* memb] f s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces if 
! ,secret>y det]m9es su* memb] w\ld be  
eligible = enrollm5t "u su* subsection &
 w\ld be describ$ 9 section             
#agaj7;e77#a77;,d7 ( ?is title ^u       
sep>at+ f su* s]vice4  7#b7 ,9 ?is      
subsection1 ! t]m pre-enroll means1 )   
respect to a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 all 
activities necess>y to p]mit a f9al     
enrollm5t det]m9ation ) respect to !    
enrollm5t ( su* memb] 9 ! sy/em ( annual
 pati5t enrollm5t e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u  
subsection 7a7 imm$iately ^u ! sep>ation
 ( su* memb] f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  4  7b7   
,e/abli%m5t ( pre-,enrollm5t me*anism   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli% a      
me*anism to p]mit pre-enrollm5t ( memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! sy/em ( annual     
pati5t enrollm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs pursuant to section   
#agje7;e7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    

,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74  7#b7  
,brief+s on initial implem5tation  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ea* ( #ahj days1 "o
 ye>1 & two ye>s aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs-,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se   
,jo9t ,executive ,committee e/abli%$ "u 
section #cbj ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 %all provide to ! appropriate    
committees ( ,congress a brief+ on !    
implem5tation ( ! me*anism requir$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,appropriate       
committees ( ,congress def9$ ,9 ?is     
p>agraph1 ! t]m appropriate committees (
 ,congress means-- 7i7 ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,committee on    
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7ii7 !    
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7c7 ,annual report   
,section #haaa7;f77#b7 ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,e7 & 7,f7 z   
subp>agraphs 7,f7 & 7,g71 respectively2 
&  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,d7 

! foll[+ new subp>agraph 7,e73  7,e7 ,) 
respect to ! pre-enrollm5t ( memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! sy/em ( annual pati5t   
enrollm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u section      
#agje7;e7 ( ?is title dur+ ! prec$+     
fiscal ye>1 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! numb] ( su*
 memb]s :o pre-enroll$ 9 su* sy/em4     
7ii7 ,! numb] ( su* memb]s :o appli$ =  
pre-enrollm5t b 7 d5i$ f9al enrollm5t 9 
su* sy/em4  7iii7 ,aggregat$ demographic
 in=mation = su* memb]s1 includ+ age1   
e?nicity1 l5g? ( s]vice1 milit>y rank1 &
 bran* ( s]vice4  4