; and (C) shall include coordination with the Secretary of Defense seeking to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and individuals who are being separated from active military, naval, or air service are provided appropriate information about programs, requirements, and procedures for applying for mental health care services under this section. (f) Annual reports (1) Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the mental health care services provided pursuant to this section. (2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include data for the year covered by the report with respect to each of the following: (A) The number of individuals who received mental health care services under subsection (a), disaggregated by the number of men who received such services and the number of women who received such services. (B) Such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720H the following new item: 1720I. Expansion of mental health care for certain former members of the Armed Forces. . 3. Character of service determinations (a) In general Chapter 53 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5303A the following new section: 5303B. Character of service determinations (a) Determination The Secretary shall establish a process by which an individual who served in the Armed Forces and was discharged or dismissed therefrom may seek a determination from the Secretary with respect to whether such discharge or release was under a condition that bars the right of such individual to a benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary based upon the period of service from which discharged or dismissed. (b) Provision of information If the Secretary determines under subsection (a) that an individual is barred to a benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall