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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2285
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Labor 
to provide staffing at military installations overseas to carry out employ-
ment counseling under the Transition Assistance Program for persons 
separating from active duty in the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2003
Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. BUYER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 
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 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Labor to provide staffing at military installa-
tions overseas to carry out employment counseling under 
the Transition Assistance Program for persons sepa-
rating from active duty in the Armed Forces.
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 ‘‘Servicemembers Over-
seas Outreach Act’’.
SEC. 2. OUTSTATIONING OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 41 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 4113. Outstationing of Transition Assistance Pro-
gram personnel 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary shall station 
employees of the Veterans’ Employment and Training 
Service, or contractors under subsection (b), at veterans 
assistance offices described in paragraph (2) to provide, 
in person, counseling, assistance in identifying employ-
ment and training opportunities, help in obtaining such 
employment and training, and other related information 
and services to members of the Armed Forces who are 
being separated from active duty, and the spouses of such 
members, under the Transition Assistance Program and 
Disabled Transition Assistance Program established in 
section 1144 of title 10. 
‘‘(2) Veterans assistance offices referred to in para-
graph (1) are those offices that are established on military 
installations pursuant to section 7723(a) of this title. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE EN-
TITIES.—The Secretary, consistent with such section 
1144, may enter into contracts with public or private enti-
ties to provide, in person, some or all of the counseling,
assistance, information and services under the Transition 
Assistance Program required under subsection (a).’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:
‘‘4113. Outstationing of Transition Assistance Program personnel.’’.
(b) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than the date that is 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall carry out 
section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), and shall have employees of the Veterans’ 
Employment and Training Service, or contractors, to 
carry out that section at the military installations involved 
by such date.
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