Pilot program to provide benefits and services to Army explosive ordnance disposal members who are separating

(a) Pilot Program Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly establish a pilot program to provide members of the Army who are separating under honorable conditions who are qualified for explosive ordnance disposal to attend the Criminal Investigator Training Program of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. (b) Requirements In carrying out the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall— (1) require participants in the pilot program to be separated from the Armed Forces or on terminal leave, as determined by the Secretary; (2) shall reimburse the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers not more than $50,000 per participant in the pilot program for not more than 24 participants per fiscal year; and (3) shall not reimburse any other agency for any additional training provided to participants. (c) Reports (1) Annual Report Not later than one year after the establishment of the pilot program required by subsection (a), and annually thereafter until the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate a report on the pilot program, including— (A) the number of participants in the pilot program who successfully complete the Criminal Investigator Training Program; (B) the recommendation of the Secretary as to whether the number of participants authorized to participate in the pilot program should be increased or decreased; and (C) an assessment of the viability of expanding the pilot program to members of other Armed Forces with expertise in explosive ordnance disposal. (2) Final Report Not later than 90 days after the termination of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the committees described in paragraph (1) a report that includes— (A) the elements described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1); and (B) the recommendation of the Secretary as to whether to make the pilot program permanent. (d) Termination The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date on which such pilot program is established.