REPORTS ON YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM AND OTHER REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.

SEC. 597. REPORTS ON YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM AND OTHER REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.(a) Report on Reintegration Programs Generally.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the various reintegration programs being administered in support of members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families.(b) Additional Elements of Annual Reports on Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.—The annual reports on the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program under section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 122; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) that are submitted under subsection (e)(4) of such section after the date of the enactment of this Act shall include the following:(1) In the first such annual report submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act—(A) a description and assessment of the implementation of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program in fiscal year 2009, including—(i) an assessment of best practices from pilot programs offered by various States to provide services to supplement the services available through the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program; and123 STAT. 2345(ii) an assessment of the feasibility of incorporating such practices into the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program; and(B) current plans for the further implementation of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program during fiscal year 2010.(2) A list of the accounts (including accounts of the military departments and accounts for the Office of the Secretary of Defense) from which funds for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program were derived during the most recent fiscal year, and an explanation why such accounts were the source of funding for programs and activities under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.(3) An assessment of the extent to which funding for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program during the most recent fiscal year supported robust joint programs that provided reintegration and support services to members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families regardless of Armed Force with which served.(4) An assessment of the extent to which programs and activities under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program during the preceding year were coordinating closely with appropriate programs and activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(5) A description of current strategies to mitigate difficulties in sustaining attendance at events under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, and an explanation why funds, if any, that are available for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program but remain unexpended have not been used for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.