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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2799 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve oversight of the Transition 

Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 8, 2018 

Mr. ROUNDS 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 improve oversight 

of 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 ‘‘Department of Defense 

5 Transition Assistance Program Oversight Improvement 

6 Act of 2018’’. 

7 SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE TRANSITION ASSIST8 ANCE PROGRAM. 

9 (a) ANNUAL REPORT ON PARTICIPATION IN PRO10 GRAM.—Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is 


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1 amended by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT ON PARTICIPATION IN PRO4 GRAM.—(1) Not later than February 28 each year, the 

5 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

6 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent7 atives a report on the participation of members of the 

8 armed forces in the program under this section during the 

9 preceding year. 

10 ‘‘(2) Each report under this subsection shall set 

11 forth, for the year covered by such report, the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) The number of members who were eligible 

13 for participation in the program, in aggregate and 

14 by component of the armed forces. 

15 ‘‘(B) The number of members who participated 

16 in the program, in aggregate and by component of 

17 the armed forces, for each service as follows: 

18 ‘‘(i) Preseparation counseling provided by 

19 the Department of Defense. 

20 ‘‘(ii) Briefings provided by the Department 

21 of Veterans Affairs. 

22 ‘‘(iii) Employment workshops provided by 

23 the Department of Labor. 

24 ‘‘(C) The number of members who did not par25 ticipate in the program due to a waiver of the parVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 May 14, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2799.IS S2799

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1 ticipation requirement under subsection (c)(2) for 

2 each service set forth in subparagraph (B). 

3 ‘‘(3) Each report under this subsection may also in4 clude such recommendations for legislative or administra5 tive action as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

6 with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Veterans Af7 fairs, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, considers 

8 appropriate to increase participation of members of the 

9 armed forces in each service set forth in paragraph 

10 (2)(B).’’. 

11 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM

12 BY PARTICIPANTS.—Such section is further amended by 

13 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF PRO15 GRAM BY PARTICIPANTS.—(1) Not later than February 28 

16 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

17 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

18 House of Representatives a report on assessments of the 

19 program under this section during the preceding calendar 

20 year by participants in the program. 

21 ‘‘(2) Each report under this subsection shall set 

22 forth, for the year covered by such report, the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) A summary of the data obtained by the 

24 Department of Defense through assessments of the 

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1 gram, including data obtained through the assess2 ments as follows: 

3 ‘‘(i) The Transition Goals Plans Success 

4 (GPS) Participant Assessment. 

5 ‘‘(ii) Status of Forces Surveys (SOFS). 

6 ‘‘(B) A summary of the conclusions derived by 

7 the Secretary from the data described in subpara8 graph (A). 

9 ‘‘(C) Such recommendations for improvements 

10 to the program as the Secretary considers appro11 priate in light of the data described by subparagraph 

12 (A) and the conclusions described by subparagraph 

13 (B), including recommendations for such legislative 

14 or administrative action as the Secretary considers 

15 appropriate to carry out such improvements.’’. 

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