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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1845 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include, in the Transition Assist-
ance Program, a presentation that promotes the benefits available to 
veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2025 
Mr. VAN ORDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include, in the 
Transition Assistance Program, a presentation that pro-
motes the benefits available to veterans under laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TAP Promotion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: PRESEN-
TATION IN PRESEPARATION COUNSELING TO 
PROMOTE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1142(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) A presentation that promotes the benefits 
available to veterans under the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such presen-
tation— 
‘‘(A) shall be standardized; 
‘‘(B) shall, before implementation, be re-
viewed and approved by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs in collaboration with veterans 
service organizations that provide claims assist-
ance under the benefits delivery at discharge 
program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
‘‘(C) shall be submitted by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives for review at least 90 days be-
fore implementation; 
‘‘(D) where available, shall be presented 
with the participation of— 
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‘‘(i) a representative of a veterans 
service organization recognized under sec-
tion 5902 of title 38; or 
‘‘(ii) an individual— 
‘‘(I) recognized under section 
5903 of such title; and 
‘‘(II) authorized by the Secretary 
concerned to so participate; 
‘‘(E) shall include information on how a 
veterans service organization may assist the 
member in filing a claim described in paragraph 
(19); 
‘‘(F) may not encourage the member to 
join a particular veterans service organization; 
and 
‘‘(G) may not be longer than one hour.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less frequently than once 
each year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit, to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, and to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report 
that— 
(1) identifies each veterans service organization 
that participated in a presentation under paragraph 
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