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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2888 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to participate in presentations to promote 

certain benefits available to veterans during preseparation counseling 

under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 

Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mrs. SHAHEEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to participate in presentations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during preseparation counseling under 

the Transition Assistance Program of the Department 

of Defense, 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 Promotion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PRESENTATION TO PROMOTE BENEFITS AVAIL2 ABLE TO VETERANS IN PRESEPARATION 

3 COUNSELING UNDER THE TRANSITION AS4 SISTANCE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1142(b) of title 10, 

6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

7 following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(20) A presentation that promotes the benefits 

9 available to veterans under the laws administered by 

10 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such presen11 tation— 

12 ‘‘(A) shall be standardized; 

13 ‘‘(B) shall, before implementation, be re14 viewed and approved by the Secretary of Vet15 erans Affairs in collaboration with veterans 

16 service organizations that provide claims assist17 ance under the benefits delivery at discharge 

18 program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

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

20 Veterans Affairs to the Committee on Veterans’ 

21 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

22 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa23 tives for review at least 90 days before imple24 mentation; 

25 ‘‘(D) where available, shall be presented 

26 with the participation of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) a representative of a veterans 

2 service organization recognized under sec3 tion 5902 of title 38; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) an individual— 

5 ‘‘(I) recognized under section 

6 5903 of such title; and 

7 ‘‘(II) authorized by the Secretary 

8 concerned to so participate; 

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

10 veterans service organization may assist the 

11 member in filing a claim described in paragraph 

12 (19); 

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

14 join a particular veterans service organization; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(G) may not exceed one hour in dura17 tion.’’. 

18 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less than frequently than 

19 once each year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

20 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com21 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com22 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa23 tives a report that— 

24 (1) identifies each veterans service organization 

25 that participated in a presentation under paragraph 


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1 (20) of section 1142(b) of title 10, United States 

2 Code, as added by subsection (a); 

3 (2) contains the number of members of the 

4 Armed Forces who attended such presentations; and 

5 (3) includes any recommendations of the Sec6 retary regarding changes to such presentation or to 

7 such paragraph. 

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