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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 631 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide requirements for the 

contents of the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 

Mr. FLORES (for himself and Mr. TAKANO) 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 title 10, United States Code, to provide requirements for the contents of the Transition Assistance Program, 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 ‘‘Servicemembers’ 

5 Choice in Transition Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1144 of title 10, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(f) PROGRAM CONTENTS.—The program carried out 

6 by this section shall consist of at least five days of instruc7 tion as follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) At least one day of service-specific pre-sep9 aration training, as determined by the Secretary 

10 concerned. 

11 ‘‘(2) Not more than one day of instruction pro12 viding an overview of each of the following subjects: 

13 ‘‘(A) Preparation for employment. 

14 ‘‘(B) Preparation for education or career 

15 or technical training. 

16 ‘‘(C) Preparation for entrepreneurship. 

17 ‘‘(D) Other options determined by the Sec18 retary concerned. 

19 ‘‘(3) At least two days of in-depth instruction 

20 in the participants choice of the subjects described 

21 in paragraphs (A) though (D) of paragraph (2). 

22 ‘‘(4) Not more than one day of instruction in 

23 the benefits under laws administered by the Sec24 retary of Veterans Affairs and in other subjects de25 termined by the Secretary concerned.’’. 


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1 (b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The pro2 gram carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United 

3 States Code, shall comply with the requirements of sub4 section (f) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by 

5 not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act. 

7 (c) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on 

10 Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa11 tives the results of a study carried out by the Secretary 

12 to determine the feasibility of providing the instruction de13 scribed in subsection (f)(4) of section 1144 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), at all 

15 overseas locations where such instruction is provided by 

16 entering into a contract jointly with the Secretary of 

17 Labor for the provision of such instruction. 

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