; and (2) resides in a location selected under subsection (d). (d) Locations (1) Selection The Secretary shall select not more than five locations in which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a). Each location shall meet each of the following criteria: (A) The location is within 100 miles of a major military installation, as determined by the Secretary, in the same State as the location. (B) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the location consists of a city with a population between 200,000 and 500,000, as determined by the Bureau of the Census. (C) The location is in a State in which the National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or both, has determined the rate of sexual assault to be a substantial problem. (D) The location is in a State that has a weighted percentage of reported rape of not less than 20 percent but not more than 25 percent of sexual assault cases, in accordance with the finding of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contained in the ‘ Lifetime Prevalence of Sexual Violence by any Perpetrator (NISVS 2010). (2) Rural location Not fewer than one location selected under paragraph (1) shall be rural, as determined by the Secretary. (e) Participation (1) Election An eligible veteran may elect to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a). Such an election shall include an affidavit attesting that the veteran is eligible to participate in the program under section 1720D of title 38, United States Code. Such election shall not affect the ability of the veteran to receive health care furnished by Department providers with respect to illnesses or injuries that are not described in subsection (a). (2) Choice of non-Department health care providers The Secretary may not restrict the ability of an eligible veteran who participates in the pilot program under subsection (a) to choose from which non-Department health care provider the veteran receives hospital care or medical treatment under the pilot