I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3933 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of vet-
erans service organizations to promote certain benefits available to vet-
erans in the course of preseparation counseling under the Transition 
Assistance program of the Department of Defense, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2023 
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 authorize rep-
resentatives of veterans service organizations to promote 
certain benefits available to veterans in the course of 
preseparation counseling under the Transition Assistance 
program of the Department of Defense, 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. PRESENTATION BY A VETERANS SERVICE ORGANI-
ZATION 
IN 
TAP 
PRESEPARATION 
COUN-
SELING. 
(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 laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such presentation— 
‘‘(A) shall be standardized; 
‘‘(B) shall be previously reviewed and ap-
proved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
‘‘(C) shall be submitted by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives for review at least 90 days before 
implementation; 
‘‘(D) shall be presented by— 
‘‘(i) a national representative of a vet-
erans 
service 
organization 
recognized 
under section 5902 of title 38; or 
‘‘(ii) if a national representative is un-
available, a State or local representative of 
such an organization authorized by the 
Secretary concerned to so present; 
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‘‘(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 exceed one hour in length.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less than once each year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a report— 
(1) that identifies each veterans service organi-
zation that presented under paragraph (20) of sec-
tion 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a); 
(2) that contains the number of members of the 
Armed Forces who attended such presentations; and 
(3) that includes any recommendations of the 
Secretary regarding changes to such presentation or 
to such paragraph. 
Æ 
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