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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5176 

To direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a research program to evaluate 

the effectiveness of the Transition Assistance Program in addressing 

the needs of certain minority veterans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2016 

Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a research 

program to evaluate the effectiveness of the Transition 

Assistance Program in addressing the needs of certain 

minority veterans. 

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 ‘‘Success in Transition 

5 for All Veterans Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RESEARCH PROGRAM TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVE2 NESS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 

3 IN ADDRESSING NEEDS OF CERTAIN MINOR4 ITY VETERANS. 

5 (a) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Beginning not later than 

6 June 1, 2017, the Secretary of Labor, in collaboration 

7 with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary 

8 of Defense, shall carry out a research program to evaluate 

9 the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 of 

10 title 10, United States Code. Such research program shall 

11 be designed to determine how effectively the Transition 

12 Assistance Program addresses the differentiated needs, 

13 challenges, and post-military service aspirations of women 

14 veterans, veterans with disabilities, Native American vet15 erans, veterans who are residents of a territory of the 

16 United States, veterans who are part of the indigenous 

17 population of a territory of the United States, and other 

18 groups of minority veterans identified by the Secretaries. 

19 (b) ISSUES ADDRESSED.—The Secretary of Labor 

20 shall ensure that the research program required under 

21 subsection (a) addresses each of the following issues: 

22 (1) In the context of the transition experience, 

23 whether and how the barriers to employment facing 

24 women veterans, veterans with disabilities, Native 

25 American veterans, veterans who are residents of a 

26 territory of the United States, veterans who are part 


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1 of the indigenous population of a territory of the 

2 United States, and other identified groups of minor3 ity veterans are substantively different from other 

4 populations of the veteran community. 

5 (2) In the context of the transition experience, 

6 whether and how the post-military service employ7 ment aspirations such groups of veterans covered by 

8 the research project are substantively different from 

9 such aspirations of other populations of the veteran 

10 community. 

11 (3) To the extent that any barriers to employ12 ment or aspirations are identified under paragraph 

13 (1) or (2) as being substantially different for any of 

14 the groups of veterans covered by the research 

15 project, whether the Transition Assistance Program 

16 is designed to appropriately address those dif17 ferences. 

18 (4) To the extent that the Transition Assist19 ance Program is determined not to be designed to 

20 appropriately address a difference under paragraph 

21 (3), an identification of any change that could be 

22 made to the Program to more appropriately address 

23 such difference. 

24 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

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1 gram under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall sub2 mit to Congress a report on the research program. 

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