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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2246 

To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition training, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 28, 2012 

Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. BEGICH, and Mr. RUBIO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base 

transition training, 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 ‘‘TAP Modernization 

5 Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING. 

7 (a) PROVISION OF OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAIN8 ING.—During the three-year period beginning on the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 

10 provide the Transition Assistance Program under section 


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1 1144 of title 10, United States Code, to eligible individuals 

2 at locations other than military installations in not less 

3 than three and not more than five States selected by the 

4 Secretary. 

5 (b) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.—In selecting States 

6 in which to carry out the training under subsection (a), 

7 the Secretary shall select the States with the highest rates 

8 of veteran unemployment. The Secretary shall provide 

9 such training to veterans at a sufficient number of loca10 tions within the selected States to meet the need. The Sec11 retary shall select such locations to facilitate access by 

12 participants and may not select any location on a military 

13 installation other than a National Guard or reserve facility 

14 that is not located on an active duty military installation. 

15 (c) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 

16 section, an eligible individual is a veteran or the spouse 

17 of a veteran. 

18 (d) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT VETERANS

19 BENEFITS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the training 

20 provided under subsection (a) generally follows the content 

21 of the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 

22 of title 10, United States Code. 

23 (e) INTEGRATING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.—The 

24 Secretary of Labor shall include in any contract entered 

25 into pursuant to section 1144 of title 10, United States 


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1 Code, or section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, a 

2 requirement to include experts in subject matters relating 

3 to human resources practices, including resume writing, 

4 interviewing and job searching skills, and the provision of 

5 information about post-secondary education. 

6 (f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of 

7 any year during which the Secretary provides training 

8 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Con9 gress a report on the provision of such training. 

10 (g) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 

11 than 180 days after the termination of the three-year pe12 riod described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General 

13 of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 

14 on the training provided under such subsection. The re15 port shall include the evaluation of the Comptroller Gen16 eral regarding the feasibility of carrying out off-base tran17 sition training at locations nationwide. 

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