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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 666 

To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants to organizations for 

the provision of transition assistance to members and former members 

of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired, or discharged from 

the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 5, 2019 

Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. CRAPO) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants to organizations for the provision of transition assistance to members and former members of the Armed Forces who 

are separated, retired, or discharged from the Armed 

Forces, and spouses of such members, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Unleash Bene5 fits and Services for Veterans Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘HUBS 

6 for Veterans Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION ASSIST2 ANCE TO MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS 

3 OF THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPARATION, 

4 RETIREMENT, OR DISCHARGE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 180 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of Labor shall, in coordination with the Secretary 

8 of Veterans Affairs, carry out a program to award grants 

9 to eligible organizations for the provision of assistance to 

10 covered individuals on the transition of a member or 

11 former member of the Armed Forces from service in the 

12 Armed Forces to civilian life. 

13 (b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 

14 section, a covered individual is— 

15 (1) a member of the Armed Forces who is eligi16 ble for preseparation counseling under sections 1142 

17 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code; 

18 (2) a former member of the Armed Forces who 

19 is transitioning from service in the Armed Forces to 

20 civilian life; or 

21 (3) a spouse of a member described in para22 graph (1) or a former member described in para23 graph (2). 

24 (c) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 

25 Labor shall carry out the program during the five-year 


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1 period beginning on the date of the commencement of the 

2 program. 

3 (d) GRANTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 

5 carry out the program through the award of grants 

6 to eligible organizations for the provision of assist7 ance described in subsection (a). 

8 (2) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—A grant 

9 under this section shall be in an amount that does 

10 not exceed 50 percent of the amount required by the 

11 organization to provide the services described in sub12 section (g). 

13 (e) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—For purposes of this 

14 section, an eligible organization is any nonprofit organiza15 tion that the Secretary of Labor determines, in consulta16 tion with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is suitable for 

17 receipt of a grant under the program pursuant to receipt 

18 by the Secretary of Labor of an application submitted 

19 under subsection (f)(1). 

20 (f) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 

21 (1) APPLICATIONS.—An organization seeking a 

22 grant under the program shall submit to the Sec23 retary of Labor an application therefor at such time, 

24 in such manner, and containing such information 


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1 and assurances as the Secretary, in consultation 

2 with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may require. 

3 (2) PRIORITY FOR HUBS OF SERVICES.—In 

4 awarding grants under the program, the Secretary 

5 of Labor shall give priority to an organization that 

6 provides multiple forms of services described in sub7 section (g). 

8 (g) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 

9 the program shall use the grant to coordinate for covered 

10 individuals the following: 

11 (1) Job recruitment training, including re ́sume ́

12 assistance and interview training. 

13 (2) Behavioral health services. 

14 (3) Financial services. 

15 (4) Legal assistance. 

16 (5) Educational supportive services. 

17 (6) Assistance with accessing benefits provided 

18 under laws administered by the Secretary of Vet19 erans Affairs. 

20 (7) Non-clinical case management. 

21 (8) Entrepreneurship training. 

22 (9) Such other services that may be related to 

23 the assistance and services set forth in this sub24 section as the Secretary of Labor determines may 

25 lead directly to successful transition to civilian life. 


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1 (h) INCLUSION IN TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PRO2 GRAM COUNSELING.—The Secretary concerned shall in3 clude in the information provided to a member of the 

4 Armed Forces during Transition Assistance Program in5 formation regarding any recipient of a grant under this 

6 section that is located in the community in which that 

7 member will reside after separation, retirement, or dis8 charge from the Armed Forces. 

9 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out 

11 this section. 

12 (j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

14 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ is an organization that is 

15 described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev16 enue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation 

17 under section 501(a) of such Code. 

18 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec19 retary concerned’’ has the meaning given such term 

20 in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

21 (3) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The 

22 term ‘‘Transition Assistance Program’’ means the 

23 Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 

24 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. 

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