Whereas approximately 200,000 veterans discharge from the military every year, many experiencing difficulty transitioning from active duty to civilian life; Whereas many veterans experience a heightened risk for depression, isolation, post-traumatic stress disorder, confusion, or suicidal ideation during the transition period; Whereas evidence-based practices such as veteran-to-veteran peer support have proven to be effective in easing the transition to civilian life; Whereas the National Alliance on Mental Illness has recognized that veteran-to-veteran counseling increases self-esteem, social functioning, and life satisfaction; Whereas the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs has recognized that veteran-to-veteran counseling improves social functioning, quality of life, independence, ability to deal with mental illness, communication skills, employment outcomes, and the effectiveness of the mental health delivery system; Whereas peer-to-peer veteran sponsorship programs help establish a welcoming environment that is more conducive for a positive transition to civilian life; Whereas veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs are not an intervention, but a guiding hand to assist veterans; Whereas the Federal Government can aid in mitigating emotional, physical, and social challenges for veterans struggling with transition through support for veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs; and Whereas veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs have been established in communities in Northeastern Wisconsin and throughout the State, by a variety of entities including— (1) Brown County, Wisconsin, which hosts the Northeast Wisconsin Battalion, one of the first veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs of its kind in the State; (2) the 72 County Veterans Service Officers serving every county of Wisconsin, and 11 Tribal Veterans Service Officers serving Native American veterans, who are examples of veterans helping veterans