; and (B) not fewer than two facilities serve veterans in rural or highly rural areas. (e) Access to chat In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that veterans participating in the pilot program have access via chat to a mental health provider 24 hours per day, seven days per week. (f) Promotion of veterans crisis line The Secretary shall promote the availability of the Veterans Crisis Line to veterans participating in the pilot program under subsection (a). (g) Department website In implementing the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary, to the extent feasible, shall use a website of the Department of Veterans Affairs to host the pilot program. (h) Reports (1) Interim report (A) In general Not later than one year after the commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the pilot program. (B) Elements The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) The number of participants in the pilot program and the number of persons whose experience in any other online cognitive behavioral therapy programs conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs were used in the assessment under clause (ii). (ii) An assessment of whether participation by a veteran in the pilot program resulted in any changes in clinically relevant endpoints for the veteran with respect to the conditions specified in subsection (a)(1). (iii) Any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to extending or expanding the pilot program. (2) Final report Not later than 90 days after the termination of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a final report on the pilot program. (i) Definitions In this section: (1) The term highly rural area has