,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,kim 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,ms4        
,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 and ,mr4         
,cisneros7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs to establish a pilot 
program to permit certain members of the
 ,armed ,forces to pre-enroll in the    
system of annual patient enrollment     
established and operated under section  
#agje of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,combat ,veterans       
,pre-,enrollment ,act of #bjbe4  #b4    
,pilot program for pre-enrollment of    
certain members of the ,armed ,forces in
 system of annual patient enrollment of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than ,october
 #a1 #bjbg1 the ,secretary of ,veterans 

,affairs shall establish a program to   
carry out1 to the maximum extent        
practicable1 all activities necessary to
 permit a member of the ,armed ,forces  
specified in subsection 7b7 to elect to 
enroll in the system of annual patient  
enrollment established and operated     
under section #agje of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 on the date of   
the separation of such member from      
active military1 naval1 air1 or space   
service4  7b7 ,member of the ,armed     
,forces specified ,a member of the      
,armed ,forces specified in this        
subsection is a member of the ,armed    
,forces that the ,secretary determines--
 7#a7 is performing active military1    
naval1 air1 or space service2  7#b7     
would be eligible for enrollment in the 
system of annual patient enrollment     
established and operated under such     
section on the date of the separation of
 such member from such service2 and     
7#c7 is described in section            
#agaj7;e77#a77;,d7 of title #ch1 ,united

 ,states ,code4  7c7 ,pre-,enrollment   
mechanism  7#a7 ,in general ,under the  
program required by subsection 7a71 the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    
conjunction with the ,secretary of      
,defense and the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security1 shall establish a mechanism 
to permit a member of the ,armed ,forces
 specified in subsection 7b7 to elect to
 pre-enroll in such system of annual    
patient enrollment1 pursuant to the     
program required by subsection 7a71     
during the #ahj-;day period that        
precedes the date of the separation of  
such member from active military1 naval1
 air1 or space service4  7#b7 ,briefings
 on mechanism ,not later than #ahj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter for the   
duration of the program required by     
subsection 7a71 the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs-,department of       
,defense ,joint ,executive ,committee   
established under section #cbj of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall submit

 to the appropriate congressional       
committees a briefing on efforts of the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and the
 ,secretary of ,defense with respect to 
the implementation of the mechanism     
required by paragraph 7#a7 during the   
period covered by the briefing4  7d7    
,report on pre-,enrolled members ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter for the duration of such    
program1 the ,secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report that includes1 with respect to
 the fiscal year that precedes the      
period covered by the report-- 7#a7 the 
number of members of the ,armed ,forces 
specified in subsection 7b7 who-- 7,a7  
elected to participate in such program  
and who were subsequently-- 7i7 enrolled
 in the system of annual patient        
enrollment established and operated     
under section #agje of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code2 and  7ii7 denied 
enrollment in such system2 and  7,b7    

elected not to participate in such      
program2 and  7#b7 aggregated           
demographic information on members of   
the ,armed ,forces described in         
paragraph 7#a71 including-- 7,a7 age2   
7,b7 ethnicity2  7,c7 duration of active
 military1 naval1 air1 or space service2
  7,d7 grade2 and  7,e7 ,armed ,force4  
7e7 ,termination date ,the authority of 
the ,secretary to carry out the program 
required by subsection 7a7 shall        
terminate on the date that is three     
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  7f7 ,,gao report on program
 ,not later than the date that is two   
years after the date of the termination 
of such authority1 the ,comptroller     
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes-- 7#a7
 an analysis of the effectiveness of the
 program required by subsection 7a7 with
 respect to the enrollment of members of
 the ,armed ,forces specified in        
subsection 7b7 in the system of annual  

patient enrollment established and      
operated under section #agje of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7#b7   
recommendations of the ,comptroller     
,general1 if any1 with respect to       
methods to improve to such program4  7g7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,the term active military1 naval1 air1  
or space service has the meaning given  
such term in section #aja of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term  
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committees on         
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,senate2 and   
7,b7 the ,committees on ,armed ,services
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,senate4