I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6115 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish performance measures regard-
ing the Credentialing Opportunities On-Line programs of the Armed 
Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2020 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. STEWART, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. WEBER 
of Texas, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, and 
Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish performance 
measures regarding the Credentialing Opportunities On- 
Line programs of 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 ‘‘Preparing Servicemem-
bers for Success Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In October, 2016, the Comptroller General 
of the United States released a report detailing ef-
forts of the Department of Defense to establish pro-
grams to assist members of the Armed Forces in ob-
taining information on professional credentials re-
lated to their military occupational specialties so the 
members may find employment after separating 
from the Armed Forces. 
(2) In such report, the Comptroller General 
found that the Department of Defense failed to de-
velop performance measures to gauge the effective-
ness of such programs. 
(3) The Secretary of Defense did not concur 
with the recommendation of the Comptroller General 
to develop and implement performance measures for 
the programs. 
(4) Since the release of such report, the Sec-
retary has sought to improve opportunities for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces to obtain professional cre-
dentials by establishing performance goals, such as 
the integration of relevant policy of the Department 
of Defense into the career investment portfolio con-
cept, and the implementation and integration of cer-
tain programs into the Service Member Outcomes 
Portal. 
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(5) Due to the lack of performance measures, 
entities interested in the success of members of the 
Armed Forces who separate from the Armed Forces, 
including veteran service organizations, potential em-
ployers, education officials, and Members of Con-
gress, are unable to accurately gauge the success of 
the Credentialing Opportunities On-Line programs 
(hereinafter, ‘‘COOL programs’’) of each Armed 
Force. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES 
FOR THE CREDENTIALING OPPORTUNITIES 
ON-LINE PROGRAMS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish additional performance measures to evalu-
ate the effectiveness of the COOL programs of each 
Armed Force in connecting members of the Armed Forces 
with professional credential programs. Such measures 
shall include the following: 
(1) The percentage of members of the Armed 
Force concerned described in section 1142(a) of title 
10, United States Code, who participate in a profes-
sional credential program through the COOL pro-
gram of the Armed Force concerned. 
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(2) The percentage of members of the Armed 
Force concerned described in paragraph (1) who 
have completed a professional credential program de-
scribed in that paragraph. 
(3) The percentage of members of the Armed 
Force concerned described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
who are employed not later than one year after sepa-
ration or release from the Armed Forces. 
(b) COORDINATION.—To carry out this section, the 
Secretary of Defense may coordinate with the Secretaries 
of Veterans Affairs and Labor. 
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