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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3720 
To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants to eligible entities for 
the provision of transition assistance to members and former members 
of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired, or discharged from 
the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2023 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself and Mr. LAMBORN) 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants to eligible 
entities for the provision of transition assistance to mem-
bers and former members of the Armed Forces who 
are separated, retired, or discharged from the Armed 
Forces, and spouses of such members, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Unleash Bene-
fits and Services for Veterans Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘HUBS 
for Veterans Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION ASSIST-
ANCE TO MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPARATION, 
RETIREMENT, OR DISCHARGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, carry out a program to award grants 
to eligible entities for the provision of assistance to covered 
individuals on the transition of a member or former mem-
ber of the Armed Forces from service in the Armed Forces 
to civilian life. 
(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 
section, a covered individual is— 
(1) a member of the Armed Forces who is eligi-
ble for preseparation counseling under sections 1142 
and 1144 of title 10, United States Code; 
(2) a former member of the Armed Forces who 
is transitioning from service in the Armed Forces to 
civilian life; or 
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(3) a spouse of a member described in para-
graph (1) or a former member described in para-
graph (2). 
(c) DURATION
OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall carry out the program during the five-year 
period beginning on the date of the commencement of the 
program. 
(d) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
carry out the program through the award of grants 
to eligible entities for the provision of assistance de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(2) MATCHING
FUNDS
REQUIRED.—A grant 
under this section shall be in an amount that does 
not exceed 50 percent of the amount required by the 
eligible entity to provide the services described in 
subsection (f). 
(e) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity seeking 
a grant under the program shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Labor an application therefor at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may require. 
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(2) PRIORITY
FOR
HUBS
OF
SERVICES.—In 
awarding grants under the program, the Secretary 
of Labor shall give priority to an entity that pro-
vides multiple forms of services described in sub-
section (f). 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
the program shall use the grant to coordinate for covered 
individuals the following: 
(1) Career and training services, including the 
provision of such services available through a work-
force development system. 
(2) Mental health services. 
(3) Legal assistance. 
(4) Supportive services. 
(5) Assistance with accessing benefits provided 
under laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(6) Non-clinical case management. 
(7) Entrepreneurship training. 
(8) Such other services that may be related to 
the assistance and services set forth in this sub-
section as the Secretary of Labor determines may 
lead directly to successful transition to civilian life. 
(g) INCLUSION IN TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM COUNSELING.—The Secretary concerned shall in-
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clude in the information provided to a member of the 
Armed Forces during Transition Assistance Program in-
formation regarding any recipient of a grant under this 
section that is located in the community in which that 
member will reside after separation, retirement, or dis-
charge from the Armed Forces. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means any non-
profit organization (including a veterans service or-
ganization), State board, or local board, that the 
Secretary of Labor determines, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is suitable for re-
ceipt of a grant under the program pursuant to re-
ceipt by the Secretary of Labor of an application 
submitted under subsection (e)(1). 
(2) The term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means 
an organization that is described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
such Code. 
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(3) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(4) The terms ‘‘training services’’ and ‘‘work-
force development system’’ have the meaning given 
such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(5) The term ‘‘Transition Assistance Program’’ 
means the Transition Assistance Program under sec-
tions 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. 
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