[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2667-2668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01495]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans Community Integration Resources Military Life Cycle 
Module

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing to the 
public its intent to develop a ``Community Integration Resources'' 
(CIR) Military Life Cycle (MLC) module. MLC modules are learning 
opportunities that are available at designated touchpoints throughout 
servicemembers' careers and that help servicemembers plan for 
transition well before separation. This CIR module will help make 
servicemembers and veterans aware of the community resources and 
services available; it will also help them learn to use Federal tools 
like the National Resource Directory to identify and vet those 
resources and services and decide how and when to engage them for 
assistance. Organizations interested in supporting servicemembers and 
veterans as they integrate into their communities are encouraged to 
register with the National Resource Directory (NRD) by visiting http://nrd.gov and selecting ``Submit a Resource.'' Registration in NRD 
ensures that your organization is included in the MLC module's 
resources and makes your organization visible and accessible to 
servicemembers and veterans across the Nation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Sanders, Military to Civilian 
Transition (MCT), Office of Transition and Economic Development, 
Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA), 1800 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-8481 (this is not 
a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 13822 (Supporting Our 
Veterans During Their Transition from Uniformed Service to Civilian 
Life) requires VA, Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) to address the complex challenges faced by our 
transitioning

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uniformed servicemembers and veterans. The Executive Order (E.O.) 13822 
required VA, DoD, and DHS to submit a Joint Action Plan that described 
concrete actions to provide seamless access to mental health treatment 
and suicide prevention resources for transitioning servicemembers 
(TSM). In response, VA is leading an interagency collaboration to 
create a MLC module called the ``Community Integration Resources,'' 
whose goal is to provide awareness of community resources and services 
and teach servicemembers how to identify, vet, and engage with them for 
assistance. MLC will meet the mandate of the E.O.; it will also go 
beyond to encompass a broad range of other resources that a TSM may 
need.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. 
Wilkie, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on January 18, 2019, for publication.

    Dated: February 4, 2019.
Luvenia Potts,
Program Specialist, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-01495 Filed 2-6-19; 8:45 am]
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