PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMY RESERVE AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SEC. 520. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMY RESERVE AND THEIR FAMILIES.(a) Pilot Program Required.—(1) In general.—The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using a coalition of military and civilian community personnel in order to enhance the quality of life for members of the Army Reserve and their families.(2) Locations.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program in areas of the United States in which members of the Army Reserve and their families are concentrated. The Secretary shall select one area in two States for purposes of the pilot program.119 STAT. 3239(b) Participating Personnel.—A coalition of personnel under the pilot program shall include—(1) military personnel; and(2) appropriate members of the civilian community, such as clinicians and teachers, who volunteer for participation in the coalition.(c) Report.—Not later than April 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program carried out under this section. The report shall include—(1) a description of the pilot program;(2) an assessment of the benefits of using a coalition of military and civilian community personnel in order to enhance the quality of life for members of the Army Reserve and their families; and(3) such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the pilot program.