; and (ii) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. (B) The terms administering Secretaries and covered counseling, information, and services have the meanings given such terms for purposes of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a). 3. Connections of members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities (a) In general The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly seek to enter into memoranda of understanding (MOUs) or other agreements with State veterans agencies under which information from Department of Defense Form DD–214 on individuals undergoing retirement, discharge, or release from the Armed Forces is transmitted through one or more State veterans agencies, as elected by such individuals, to community-based organizations and related entities that provide or connect veterans to benefits or services as follows: (1) Assistance in preparation of resumes. (2) Training for employment interviews. (3) Employment recruitment training. (4) Other services leading directly to a successful transition from military life to civilian life. (5) Healthcare, including care for mental health. (6) Transportation or transportation-related services. (7) Housing. (8) Such other benefits or services as the Secretaries jointly consider appropriate for purposes of this section. (b) Information transmitted The information transmitted on individuals as described in subsection (a) shall be such information on Form DD–214 as the Secretaries jointly consider appropriate to facilitate community-based organizations and related entities in providing or connecting such individuals to benefits and services as described in subsection (a). (c) Voluntary participation Information on an individual may be transmitted to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a) only with the consent of the individual. In giving such consent, an individual