,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #idac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,ms4  
,m5g 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 to c>ry out ! ,milit>y ,family ,limb   
,loss & ,limb ,diff]5ce ,support        
,program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,family ,limb     
,loss ,support ,act4  #b4 ,milit>y      
,family ,limb ,loss & ,limb ,diff]5ce   
,support ,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t      
,beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbh1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se %all e/abli% a program1 to be 
kn[n z ! ,milit>y ,family ,limb ,loss & 
,limb ,diff]5ce ,support ,program 79 ?is
 section ref]r$ to z ! ,program71 to    
augm5t ! holi/ic rehabilitative c>e =   
cov]$ b5efici>ies ) limb loss or limb   
dysfunction ?r\gh pe] m5tor+1 education1
 & community outrea*4  7b7 ,activities  
,! ,program %all include-- 7#a7 pe]     
m5tor%ip & family support s]vices2  7#b7

 education relat$ to limb loss c>e &    
s]vices2  7#c7 community re9tegration   
supports2  7#d7 coord9ation ( noncl9ical
 res\rces2  7#e7 outrea* & aw>5ess      
activities2 &  7#f7 su* o!r activities z
 ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7c7 
,p>tn]%ips ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 !   
,secret>y may ent] into a coop]ative    
agreem5t or contract ) "o or m          
organizations t h demon/rat$ exp]i5ce 9 
c>ry+ out ! activities describ$ 9       
subsection 7b7 9 virtual or 9-p]son     
sett+s to support individuals ) limb    
loss or limb diff]5ce1 includ+          
individuals belong+ to p$iatric1        
milit>y1 or vet]an populations4  7d7    
,implem5tation plan ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a plan =   
implem5t+ ! ,program t-- 7#a7 describes 
! process = select+ & ent]+ into        
coop]ative agreem5ts or contracts )     
organizations "u subsection 7c72  7#b7  

e/imates ! co/s & /aff+ ne$s ( implem5t+
 ! ,program2  7#c7 assesses ! ext5t to  
:i* exi/+ res\rces & programs ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se c support !         
,program2  7#d7 includes p]=mance       
metrics ! ,secret>y w use to evaluate ! 
effectiv5ess ( ! ,program2 &  7#e7      
requires integration ( ! ,program )     
rese>* ef=ts ( ! milit>y heal? sy/em to 
improve heal? c>e quality1 access &     
outcomes = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & _!  
families4  7e7 ,reports requir$ ,n lat] 
?an "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! ,program
 is implem5t$1 & annually = ?ree ye>s   
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t 
includes1 = ! ye> prec$+ submission ( ! 
report-- 7#a7 ! numb] & demographic     
*>act]i/ics ( cov]$ b5efici>ies s]v$ by 
! ,program2  7#b7 a description (       
s]vices provid$ & p>tn]%ips e/abli%$ "u 
! ,program2  7#c7 an assessm5t ( gaps 9 
s]vices or geographic cov]age ( !       
,program2 &  7#d7 recomm5dations =      

legislative or adm9i/rative action to   
improve support = milit>y families      
affect$ by limb loss or limb diff]5ce4  
7f7 ,cov]$ b5efici>y def9$ ,9 ?is       
section1 ! t]m cov]$ b5efici>y means--  
7#a7 an individual :o has exp]i5c$ limb 
loss or limb diff]5ce2 &  7#b7 is--     
7,a7 a dep5d5t ( a memb] or retir$ memb]
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 or  7,b7 o!rwise      
eligible = heal? c>e "u *apt] #ee (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z       
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4