1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act of 2024 . 2. Pre-enrollment of certain combat service members of the Armed Forces in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e ) (1) The Secretary may pre-enroll in the system of annual patient enrollment established and operated under subsection (a) a member of the Armed Forces during the 180-day period before the separation of such member from service in the Armed Forces if the Secretary determines such member would be eligible for enrollment under such subsection and would be described in section 1710(e)(1)(D) of this title upon separating from such service. (2) In this subsection, the term pre-enroll means, with respect to a member of the Armed Forces, all activities necessary to permit a final enrollment determination with respect to the enrollment of such member in the system of annual patient enrollment established and operated under subsection (a) immediately upon the separation of such member from the Armed Forces. . (b) Establishment of pre-Enrollment mechanism (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall establish a mechanism to permit pre-enrollment of members of the Armed Forces in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 1705(e) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (2) Briefings on initial implementation (A) In general Not later than each of 180 days, one year, and two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee established under section 320 of title 38, United States Code, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the implementation of the mechanism required under