1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sergeant Daniel Somers Network of Support Act . 2. Pilot program to improve information sharing between Department of Defense and designated relatives and friends of members of the Armed Forces regarding the experiences and challenges of military service (a) Pilot program described (1) Purpose Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the American Red Cross to carry out a pilot program under which— (A) the American Red Cross— (i) encourages a member of the Armed Forces, upon the enlistment or appointment of such member, to designate up to 15 persons to whom information regarding the military service of such member shall be disseminated using contact information obtained under paragraph (5); and (ii) provides such persons, within 30 days after the date on which such persons were designated under clause (i), the option to elect to receive such information regarding military service; and (B) the Secretary of Defense disseminates, not less frequently than quarterly, such information to such persons who elect to receive such information under subparagraph (A)(ii). (2) Types of information The types of information to be disseminated by the Secretary of Defense to persons who elect to receive information under the pilot program shall include information regarding— (A) aspects of daily life and routine experienced by members of the Armed Forces; (B) the challenges and stresses of military service, particularly during and after deployment as part of a contingency operation; (C) the services available to members of the Armed Forces and the dependents of such members to cope with the experiences and challenges of military service; (D) benefits administered by the Secretary of Defense for members of the Armed Forces and the dependents of such members