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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6557 

To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to 

conduct a study on certain grace periods under the Transition Assistance 

Program of the Department of Defense. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 

and Readiness to conduct a study on certain grace periods under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. 

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

3 SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT ON GRACE PERIODS 

4 UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 

5 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

6 (a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 

7 Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the heads 

8 of other Federal agencies the Under Secretary determines 


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1 appropriate, shall conduct a comprehensive study on re2 forms to grace periods under TAP. Such study shall in3 clude the following: 

4 (1) An assessment of the impact of unit tasking 

5 on the ability of a covered member to transition to 

6 civilian life. 

7 (2) A review, disaggregated by military depart8 ment, of current practices regarding unit tasking 

9 during TAP. 

10 (3) An analysis of each challenge a covered 

11 member faces when balancing duty assignments with 

12 the requirements to participate in TAP. 

13 (4) An assessment of such grace periods that 

14 allow for unplanned periods of leave, temporary 

15 duty, deployments, or other periods when a covered 

16 member is unavailable to participate in TAP. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 

19 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 

20 of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes 

21 the following: 

22 (1) The findings and conclusions of the Under 

23 Secretary based on the study under subsection (a). 

24 (2) The recommendations of the Under Sec25 retary whether to reform such grace periods. 


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1 (3) The recommendation of the Under Sec2 retary whether a member of an Armed Force, while 

3 a covered member, may receive orders only from the 

4 command post or headquarters of the unit to which 

5 such member is assigned. 

6 (4) A comprehensive plan, including proposed 

7 timelines, milestones, and resources the Under Sec8 retary determines necessary, to implement such rec9 ommendations. 

10 (5) Any other information or recommendation 

11 the Under Secretary determines— 

12 (A) appropriate; 

13 (B) would improve TAP; or 

14 (C) would facilitate a successful transition 

15 to civilian life for a covered member. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem18 ber of the Armed Forces participating in TAP. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘TAP’’ means the Transition As20 sistance Program of the Department of Defense 

21 under sections 1142 and 1144, of title 10, United 

22 States Code. 

23 (3) The term ‘‘unit tasking’’ means a defined 

24 and measurable activity assigned to a unit of an 


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1 Armed Force by the command post or headquarters 

2 of such unit. 

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