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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2285

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Labor 

to provide staffing at military installations overseas to carry out employment counseling under the Transition Assistance Program for persons 

separating from active duty in the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 2, 2003

Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 

EVANS, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. BUYER) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Labor to provide staffing at military installations overseas to carry out employment counseling under 

the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty in the Armed Forces.

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 ‘‘Servicemembers Over5 seas Outreach Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. OUTSTATIONING OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PRO2 GRAM PERSONNEL. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 41 of title 38, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 4113. Outstationing of Transition Assistance Pro7 gram personnel 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary shall station 

9 employees of the Veterans’ Employment and Training 

10 Service, or contractors under subsection (b), at veterans 

11 assistance offices described in paragraph (2) to provide, 

12 in person, counseling, assistance in identifying employ13 ment and training opportunities, help in obtaining such 

14 employment and training, and other related information 

15 and services to members of the Armed Forces who are 

16 being separated from active duty, and the spouses of such 

17 members, under the Transition Assistance Program and 

18 Disabled Transition Assistance Program established in 

19 section 1144 of title 10. 

20 ‘‘(2) Veterans assistance offices referred to in para21 graph (1) are those offices that are established on military 

22 installations pursuant to section 7723(a) of this title. 

23 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE EN24 TITIES.—The Secretary, consistent with such section 

25 1144, may enter into contracts with public or private enti26 ties to provide, in person, some or all of the counseling, 
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1 assistance, information and services under the Transition 

2 Assistance Program required under subsection (a).’’. 

3 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 

4 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 

5 new item:

‘‘4113. Outstationing of Transition Assistance Program personnel.’’.

6 (b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 

7 than the date that is 90 days after the date of the enact8 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall carry out 

9 section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 

10 subsection (a), and shall have employees of the Veterans’ 

11 Employment and Training Service, or contractors, to 

12 carry out that section at the military installations involved 

13 by such date.

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