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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7732 

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to make improvements 

to certain programs for a member nearing separation, or for a veteran 

who recently separated, from the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2024 

Mr. VAN ORDEN (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 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 titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to make 

improvements to certain programs for a member nearing 

separation, or for a veteran who recently separated, from 

the Armed Forces, 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 ‘‘Enhancing the 

5 Transitioning Servicemember’s Experience Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘ETS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AMENDMENTS; 

2 PILOT PROGRAM; REPORTS. 

3 (a) REQUIREMENT OF PRESEPARATION COUN4 SELING: NUMBER OF DAYS.—Subsection (a) of section 

5 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in para6 graph (1)— 

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Within’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that a 

11 member described in subparagraph (A) receives 

12 preseparation counseling in the following amounts: 

13 ‘‘(i) In the case of a member who has secured 

14 full-time employment, or has enrolled in a program 

15 of education or vocational training, that shall com16 mence after the member separates, retires, or is dis17 charged, not fewer than three days. 

18 ‘‘(ii) In the case of a member other than a 

19 member described in clause (i), not fewer than five 

20 days.’’. 

21 (b) PROVISION OF PRESEPARATION COUNSELING: 

22 THIRD-PARTY COUNSELORS; IN-PERSON TO THE EXTENT

23 PRACTICABLE.—Such subsection is further amended, in 

24 paragraph (2)— 

25 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘In carrying’’; 

26 and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraphs: 

3 ‘‘(B) Preseparation counseling may not be provided 

4 by a member of the armed forces or a civilian employee 

5 of the Secretary concerned. The Secretary concerned shall 

6 enter into an agreement with an entity to provide such 

7 counseling. 

8 ‘‘(C) Preseparation counseling shall be provided in 

9 person to the extent practicable. If the Secretary con10 cerned determines that a member cannot attend such 

11 counseling in person, such member may receive such coun12 seling remotely.’’. 

13 (c) WAIVER FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RE14 SERVE COMPONENTS.—Such subsection is further amend15 ed, in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following 

16 new subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(D) The Secretary concerned may waive the require18 ment for preseparation counseling under paragraph (1) in 

19 the case of a member of the reserve components who re20 quests such a waiver and who received preseparation coun21 seling during the period of three years preceding the date 

22 of such request.’’. 

23 (d) ELIGIBILITY OF A MEMBER WHO REENLISTS TO

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1 section is further amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(5) A member described in this subsection may elect 

4 to receive preseparation counseling regardless of whether 

5 such member reenlists or agrees to a new period of obli6 gated service.’’. 

7 (e) ELECTIVE INCLUSION OF THE SPOUSE OF A

8 MEMBER.—Such section is further amended, in subsection 

9 (b), in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘regarding the matters 

10 covered by paragraphs (9), (10), and (16)’’. 

11 (f) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF COUNSELING REGARDING

12 FINANCIAL PLANNING.—Such subsection is further 

13 amended, in paragraph (9), by adding ‘‘Counseling under 

14 this paragraph may not be shorter than one hour.’’ at the 

15 end. 

16 (g) COUNSELING REGARDING HOMELESSNESS AND

17 FOOD INSECURITY.—Such subsection is further amended 

18 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(20) If the Secretary concerned determines 

20 that a member is at risk of homelessness or food in21 security, information regarding Federal benefits for 

22 low-income households, including the supplemental 

23 nutrition assistance program (as such term is de24 fined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

25 2008 (Public Law 88–525; 7 U.S.C. 2012)). In 


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1 making such determination, the Secretary concerned 

2 shall consider factors including the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) Whether the member is eligible for 

4 the basic needs allowance under section 402b of 

5 title 37. 

6 ‘‘(B) Whether the member is being medi7 cally separated or is being retired under chapter 

8 61 of this title.’’. 

9 (h) PRESENTATION BY A VETERANS SERVICE ORGA10 NIZATION IN PRESEPARATION COUNSELING.—Such sub11 section is further amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(21) A presentation that promotes the benefits 

14 available to veterans under laws administered by the 

15 Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such presentation— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall be standardized; 

17 ‘‘(B) shall be previously reviewed and ap18 proved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 

19 ‘‘(C) shall be submitted by the Secretary of 

20 Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Armed 

21 Services, and the Committees on Veterans’ Af22 fairs, of the Senate and House of Representa23 tives, for review at least 90 days before imple24 mentation; 

25 ‘‘(D) shall be presented by— 


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1 ‘‘(i) a national representative of a vet2 erans service organization recognized 

3 under section 5902 of title 38; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) if a national representative is un5 available, a State or local representative of 

6 such an organization authorized by the 

7 Secretary concerned to so present; 

8 ‘‘(E) shall include information on how a 

9 veterans service organization may assist the 

10 member in filing a claim described in paragraph 

11 (19); 

12 ‘‘(F) may not encourage the member to 

13 join a particular veterans service organization; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(G) may not be longer than one hour.’’. 

16 (i) PATHWAY FOR A MEMBER WHO TRANSFERS

17 FROM REGULAR COMPONENT TO A RESERVE COMPO18 NENT.—Such section is further amended, in subsection 

19 (c)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘, or is transferring from a regular 

20 component to a reserve component’’ before the period at 

21 the end. 

22 (j) COORDINATION WITH SOLID START PROGRAM OF

23 THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—Such sec24 tion is further amended, in subsection (d)— 


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1 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MEDICAL’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘CERTAIN’’; 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘In the case’’; and 

4 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

5 paragraphs: 

6 ‘‘(2) Before a member described in subsection (a) 

7 separates, retires, or is discharged, the Secretary con8 cerned shall transmit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

9 the following information: 

10 ‘‘(A) The contact information of such member. 

11 ‘‘(B) The determination of the Secretary con12 cerned under subsection (b)(20) regarding such 

13 member.’’. 

14 (k) PROHIBITION OF PROVISION OF DD FORM 214 

15 FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE

16 PRESEPARATION COUNSELING.—Such section is further 

17 amended by adding at the end the following new sub18 section: 

19 ‘‘(f) DD FORM 214.—(1) The Secretary concerned 

20 may not provide a member required to receive 

21 preseparation counseling under this section a copy of the 

22 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD 

23 Form 214) for such member if the member does not com24 plete such counseling. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not 

2 apply in the case of a member— 

3 ‘‘(A) who is being retired or separated for dis4 ability; or 

5 ‘‘(B) whose discharge is not characterized as 

6 honorable or general.’’. 

7 (l) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT NAVI8 GATOR AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 

9 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 

10 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (d)— 

12 (i) in paragraph (4), by inserting 

13 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

14 (ii) by striking paragraphs (5) and 

15 (6); and 

16 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

17 paragraph (5); 

18 (B) by redesignating subsections (e) and 

19 (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 

20 (C) by inserting after subsection (d) the 

21 following new subsection (e): 

22 ‘‘(e) EMPLOYMENT NAVIGATOR AND PARTNERSHIP

23 PROGRAM.—(1) As part of the program carried out under 

24 this section, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with 

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1 curity, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry 

2 out and maintain a program to be known as the ‘Employ3 ment Navigator and Partnership Program’. Under such 

4 program, the Secretary of Labor shall seek to enter into 

5 contracts with public, private, and nonprofit entities under 

6 which such entities provide individualized employment 

7 counseling for members of the Armed Forces and their 

8 spouses. 

9 ‘‘(2) In carrying out the program under this sub10 section, the Secretary of Labor shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) prioritize entering into contracts with 

12 qualified private entities that have experience pro13 viding instruction to members of the Armed Forces 

14 eligible for assistance under the program carried out 

15 under this section on— 

16 ‘‘(i) private sector culture, re ́sume ́ writing, 

17 career networking, and training on job search 

18 technologies; 

19 ‘‘(ii) academic readiness and educational 

20 opportunities; or 

21 ‘‘(iii) other relevant topics, as determined 

22 by the Secretary; 

23 ‘‘(B) give a preference to any private entity 

24 that— 


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1 ‘‘(i) has a national or international geo2 graphical area of service; 

3 ‘‘(ii) provides multiple forms of career as4 sistance and placement services to— 

5 ‘‘(I) active duty members of the 

6 Armed Forces; 

7 ‘‘(II) spouses of active duty members 

8 of the Armed Forces; 

9 ‘‘(III) veterans; and 

10 ‘‘(IV) spouses of veterans; 

11 ‘‘(iii) provides services to at least 5,000 in12 dividuals who are— 

13 ‘‘(I) active duty members of the 

14 Armed Forces; 

15 ‘‘(II) spouses of active duty members 

16 of the Armed Forces; 

17 ‘‘(III) veterans; or 

18 ‘‘(IV) spouses of veterans; 

19 ‘‘(iv) has continuously, for at least the five20 year period immediately preceding the date of 

21 the contract, provided services to individuals 

22 who are— 

23 ‘‘(I) active duty members of the 

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1 ‘‘(II) spouses of active duty members 

2 of the Armed Forces; 

3 ‘‘(III) veterans; and 

4 ‘‘(IV) spouses of veterans; and 

5 ‘‘(v) has a demonstrated record of success 

6 in providing assistance with employment serv7 ices, as indicated by— 

8 ‘‘(I) the average wages or earnings of 

9 people who receive employment services 

10 provided by the entity; 

11 ‘‘(II) prior completion of Federal 

12 grants or contracts; 

13 ‘‘(III) having at least 50 percent of its 

14 participants find full-time employment 

15 within six months of initially receiving em16 ployment services provided by the entity; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(IV) other employment performance 

19 indicators, as determined by the Secretary; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(C) seek to enter into contracts with not fewer 

22 than five, but not more than ten, private entities 

23 under which each such entity is compensated at a 

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1 tity for each individual who receives employment 

2 services provided by the entity; and 

3 ‘‘(D) conduct such other activities as may be 

4 necessary for the delivery of individualized employ5 ment counseling and other employment services 

6 under this subsection. 

7 ‘‘(3) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec8 retary of Labor shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

9 Services and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

10 Senate and House of Representatives a report on the im11 plementation of the program under this subsection, includ12 ing the employment outcomes for members of the Armed 

13 Forces and their spouses who receive employment services 

14 under the program.’’. 

15 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (e) of sec16 tion 1144 of title 10, United States Code, as added 

17 by paragraph (1), shall take effect on the date of the 

18 enactment of this Act and apply beginning on the 

19 date that is 180 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act. 

21 (m) PILOT PROGRAM FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary of Defense shall establish a pilot program for 

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1 who are eligible to receive preseparation counseling 

2 under TAP. 

3 (2) VOLUNTARY BASIS.—Participation in the 

4 pilot program shall be on a voluntary basis. 

5 (3) CURRICULUM.—The Secretary of Defense, 

6 in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Af7 fairs and the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a 

8 curriculum based on TAP for the pilot program. 

9 (4) COUNSELING.—Counseling under the pilot 

10 program shall— 

11 (A) be one-on-one; 

12 (B) be tailored to the participating military 

13 spouse; 

14 (C) be offered at least once per calendar 

15 quarter; 

16 (D) be offered at times including nights 

17 and weekends; and 

18 (E) include at least one hour regarding 

19 benefits and assistance available to military 

20 families and veterans from each department 

21 under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries speci22 fied in subparagraph (C). 

23 (5) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 

24 shall carry out the pilot program at not fewer than 


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1 four military installations of each of the covered 

2 Armed Forces. 

3 (6) REPORT.—Not later than one year before 

4 the pilot program terminates, the Secretary of De5 fense shall submit a report to the regarding the pilot 

6 program. Such report shall include elements the Sec7 retary determines appropriate, including whether the 

8 pilot program should be made permanent. 

9 (7) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall 

10 terminate three years after the Secretary of Defense 

11 establishes the pilot program. 

12 (8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

13 (A) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ 

14 means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 

15 Force, or Space Force. 

16 (B) The term ‘‘TAP’’ means the Transi17 tion Assistance Program under sections 1142 

18 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 (9) REPORTS; TRACKING SYSTEM.— 

20 (A) ANNUAL REPORT ON TAP PARTICIPA21 TION.—Not later than one year after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

23 thereafter for four years, a report on the Tran24 sition Assistance Program. Such report shall in25 clude the following elements with regards to the 


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1 year preceding the date of such report, 

2 disaggregated by Armed Force: 

3 (i) The number of members described 

4 in subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) of section 1142 

5 of title 10, United States Code, as added 

6 by subsection (a), who received fewer than 

7 five days of preseparation counseling under 

8 such section, disaggregated by military in9 stallation. 

10 (ii) The average period of time be11 tween when a member begins to receive 

12 preseparation counseling and the day the 

13 member separates, retires, or is dis14 charged. 

15 (iii) The number of members who 

16 began to receive preseparation counseling 

17 and then re-enlisted or agreed to a new pe18 riod of obligated service. 

19 (iv) The number of members who 

20 began to receive preseparation counseling 

21 and then were deployed. 

22 (v) The number of members assigned 

23 to each pathway under subsection (c) of 

24 such section. 


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1 (vi) The frequency with which the 

2 commander of a military installation re3 ceived a briefing regarding the Transition 

4 Assistance Program. 

5 (B) ANNUAL REPORT ON VSO PRESEN6 TATIONS.—Not less than once each year after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 

9 Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate 

10 and House of Representatives a report— 

11 (i) that identifies each veterans serv12 ice organization that presented under para13 graph (21) of section 1142(b) of title 10, 

14 United States Code, as added by sub15 section (h); 

16 (ii) that contains the number of mem17 bers of the Armed Forces who attended 

18 such presentations; and 

19 (iii) that includes any recommenda20 tions of the Secretary regarding changes to 

21 such presentation or to such paragraph. 

22 (C) TRACKING OF TIMELINESS.— 

23 (i) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 

24 than one year after the date of the enact25 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 


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1 shall implement a system to track how 

2 many, and what percentage of, members of 

3 the Armed Forces begin to receive 

4 preseparation counseling within the time 

5 periods established in section 1142 of title 

6 10, United States Code. 

7 (ii) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 

8 two years after the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 

10 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

11 Committees on Armed Services, and the 

12 Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, of the 

13 Senate and House of Representatives, a re14 port on data recorded with such tracking 

15 system during the year preceding the date 

16 of such report. 

17 SEC. 3. SKILLBRIDGE: GAO STUDY. 

18 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 

19 the United States shall conduct a study of the Skillbridge 

20 programs under section 1143(e) of title 10, United States 

21 Code. 

22 (b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

24 submit to the Committees on Armed Services, and the 

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1 of Representatives, a report regarding such study. Such 

2 report shall include observations and recommendations of 

3 the Comptroller regarding, with respect to members and 

4 employers who participate in Skillbridge— 

5 (1) differences in criteria for participation be6 tween the Armed Forces; 

7 (2) other differences in Skillbridge programs 

8 between the Armed Forces; 

9 (3) best practices in Skillbridge programs 

10 across the Armed Forces, including— 

11 (A) the selection of employers; and 

12 (B) the development of contracts; and 

13 (4) the feasibility of making Skillbridge pro14 grams uniform across the Armed Forces. 

15 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR A CERTAIN PRO16 GRAM OF JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND 

17 PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR VETERANS. 

18 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 4101 of title 38, United 

19 States Code, is amended in paragraph (5)— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma 

21 at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

22 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘power, 

23 or’’ and inserting ‘‘power;’’ 

24 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

25 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 


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1 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(D) a member of the Armed Forces eligi4 ble for the Transition Assistance Program 

5 under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10.’’. 

6 (b) OUTREACH.—Section 4103A(a)(1) of such title is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

9 by inserting ‘‘and certain eligible persons’’ after ‘‘eli10 gible veterans’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub12 paragraph (D); and 

13 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol14 lowing new subparagraph (C): 

15 ‘‘(C) Eligible persons described in paragraph 

16 (5)(D) of section 4101 of this chapter.’’. 

17 SEC. 5. SOLID START PROGRAM: INTERACTION WITH TRAN18 SITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

19 (a) CLARIFICATION OF REFERENCE TO TAP.—Sub20 section (b) of section 6320 of title 38, United States Code, 

21 is amended, in of paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘transition 

22 classes or separation’’ and inserting ‘‘TAP classes or 

23 preseparation counseling’’. 

24 (b) PROVISION OF TAP MATERIALS.—Such para25 graph is further amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

2 through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (I), re3 spectively; and 

4 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol5 lowing new subparagraph (D): 

6 ‘‘(D) furnishing TAP materials to veterans;’’. 

7 (c) ASSESSMENT OF TAP.—Such paragraph is fur8 ther amended, in subparagraph (I), as redesignated, by 

9 inserting ‘‘and of TAP’’ before the period. 

10 (d) DEFINITIONS.—Such section is further amend11 ed— 

12 (1) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (b); 

13 and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

16 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 ‘‘(1) The term ‘TAP’ means the Transition As18 sistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of 

19 title 10. 

20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Vet Center’ has the meaning 

21 given such term in section 1712A(h) of this title. 

22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘veterans service organization’ 

23 means an organization recognized by the Secretary 


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1 for the representation of veterans under section 

2 5902 of this title.’’. 

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