,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,wittman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out a pilot program to promote &        
enc\rage collaboration betwe5 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & nonpr(it
 organizations & in/itutions ( high]    
le>n+ t provide adm9i/rative assi/ance  
to vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,collaboration 
,act4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 pilot program on enc\ragem5t (         
p>tn]%ips betwe5 vet]ans s]vice         
organizations & law s*ools provid+ pro  
bono s]vices to vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry
 out a two-ye> pilot program to promote 
& enc\rage p>tn]%ips betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs & nonpr(it          
organizations & in/itutions ( high]     
le>n+4 ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program1 !  

,secret>y %all enc\rage p>tn]%ips       
betwe5-- 7#a7 vet]ans s]vice            
organizations t provide p]sonnel )      
appropriate cr$5tials to assi/ vet]ans 9
 fil+ claims & appeals ) ! ,dep>tm5t =  
disability comp5sation & to address o!r 
legal ne$s ( vet]ans2 &  7#b7 law s*ools
 t provide pro bono legal assi/ance &   
legal s]vices to vet]ans4  7b7 ,metrics 
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% guidel9es to  
det]m9e :i* organizations & in/itutions 
are be/ position$ to s]ve vet]ans & seek
 to enc\rage su* organizations &        
in/itutions to p>ticipate 9 ! pilot     
program4  7c7 ,location ,! ,secret>y    
%all c>ry out ! pilot program 9 ,/ates )
 ! highe/ vet]an populations1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,use ( social m$ia 
,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program1 !         
,secret>y %all use social m$ia to       
promote ! p>tn]%ips c>ri$ out "u ! pilot
 program & to notify vet]ans ( su*      
p>tn]%ips4  7e7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an #cj
 days aft] ! la/ day ( ea* fiscal qu>t] 
until ! t]m9ation ( ! pilot program1 !  

,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
pilot program4 ,ea* su* report %all     
include1 = ! fiscal qu>t] cov]$ by !    
report1 a description ( ! use ( social  
m$ia "u subsection 7d7 & ! numb] (      
vet]ans :o receiv$ assi/ance f law      
s*ools ?r\gh ! program4