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all personally identifiable information from any such deci-
sion and summary.’’ 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2019. 
SEC. 525. MODIFICATION OF DD FORM 214 TO INCLUDE 
EMAIL ADDRESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty (DD Form 214) by adding an entry block in which 
a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more 
email addresses at which the member may be contacted 
after separation from active duty in the Armed Forces. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall carry out sub-
section (a) not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 526. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS RELATED TO 
SENIOR LEADER MISCONDUCT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE.—The Secretary 
of Defense and each Secretary of a military department 
shall make available on a public website of the Department 
of Defense all reports on substantiated investigations of 
misconduct completed by the Inspectors General of the 
Department and each military department regarding— 
(1) an officer in the grade of O–7 or higher; 
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(2) an officer selected for promotion to grade 
O–7; or 
(3) a civilian member of the Senior Executive 
Service. 
(b) PUBLISHED REPORTS.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall be— 
(1) properly redacted; 
(2) segregated from documents regarding ongo-
ing investigations (including announcements); 
(3) labelled with the name of subject of the in-
vestigation; and 
(4) searchable by the name of subject of the in-
vestigation. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall carry out this 
section not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 527. APPOINTMENT AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL TO 
STAFF THE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS FOR 
MILITARY AND NAVAL RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Service Secretaries and Joint Chiefs, 
shall provide for the appointment and training of qualified 
personnel to join the staff of the Boards of Corrections 
for Military and Naval Records. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of De-
fense a total of $3,000,000.00, in order to carry out the 
training required by subsection (a) and to provide related 
equipment and accommodations. 
SEC. 
528. 
ENTREPRENEURIAL 
SABBATICAL 
FOR 
SCI-
ENTISTS EMPLOYED AT DEFENSE LABORA-
TORIES. 
The Secretary of Defense may prescribe regulations 
that permit scientists employed at defense laboratories to 
take unpaid sabbaticals from such employment to work 
in the private sector. Such regulations may address issues 
including conflict of interest and the risk and impact to 
mission if critical positions are unfilled due to a sabbatical. 
SEC. 529. COMPLETION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DI-
RECTIVE 2310.07E REGARDING MISSING PER-
SONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
make the completion of Department of Defense Directive 
2310.07E a top priority in order to improve the efficiency 
of locating missing persons. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘missing 
person’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1513 
of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 530. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN TO THE CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting before section 716 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 715. Attending Physician to the Congress: grade 
‘‘A general officer serving as Attending Physician to 
the Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of major 
general. A flag officer serving as Attending Physician to 
the Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of rear ad-
miral (upper half).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
before the item relating the section 716 the following new 
item: 
‘‘715. Attending Physician to Congress: grade’’. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice 
SEC. 531. MINIMUM CONFINEMENT PERIOD REQUIRED FOR 
CONVICTION OF CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OF-
FENSES COMMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
Section 856(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code (ar-
ticle 56(b)(1) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
is amended by striking ‘‘such punishment must include, 
at a minimum, dismissal or dishonorable discharge, except 
as provided for in section 860 of this title (article 60)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘except as provided for in section 860 of 
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this title (article 60), such punishment must include, at 
a minimum—’’ 
‘‘(A) dismissal or dishonorable discharge; and 
‘‘(B) confinement for two years.’’. 
SEC. 532. PUNITIVE ARTICLE IN THE UNIFORM CODE OF 
MILITARY JUSTICE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter X of chapter 47 of 
title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 928 (article 128) the following new section (arti-
cle): 
‘‘§ 928a. Art 128a. Domestic violence 
‘‘(a) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Any person subject to 
this chapter who, unlawfully and with force or violence, 
attempts, offers to, or does intimidate, manipulate, humili-
ate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, 
hurt, injure, or wound another person of whom the person 
is an intimate partner is guilty of domestic violence and 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Any per-
son subject to this chapter who, in committing domestic 
violence, uses a weapon, means, or force in a manner likely 
to produce death or grievous bodily harm is guilty of ag-
gravated domestic violence and shall be punished as a 
court-martial may direct.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter X of chapter 47 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 928 (article 128) the following new item: 
‘‘928a. 128a. Domestic violence.’’. 
SEC. 533. DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGA-
TION, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEX-
UAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 546(c)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 1561 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘After a majority vote by the Advisory Com-
mittee and upon request of the Chair of the Advisory Com-
mittee, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Advi-
sory Committee information the Secretary determines is 
relevant to the scope and mission of the Advisory Com-
mittee under this section.’’. 
SEC. 534. MODIFICATION OF MILITARY RULES OF EVI-
DENCE TO EXCLUDE ADMISSIBILITY OF GEN-
ERAL MILITARY CHARACTER TOWARD PROB-
ABILITY OF INNOCENCE IN ANY OFFENSE 
NOT STRICTLY RELATED TO PERFORMANCE 
OF MILITARY DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, Rule 404(a) of the Mili-
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tary Rules of Evidence shall be amended to provide that 
the general military character of an accused is not admis-
sible for the purpose of showing the probability of inno-
cence of the accused for any offense under chapter 47 of 
title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), unless such offense is strictly and solely related 
to the performance of military duties. 
(b) SPECIFICATION OF OFFENSES FOR WHICH AD-
MISSIBILITY ALLOWED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 
shall specify, and may from time to time modify, the 
offenses under chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, for which the military character of members 
of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary is admissible pursuant to subsection (a) as 
a result of such offense being strictly and solely re-
lated to the performance of military duties. 
(2) APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT REQUIRED.—The 
specification of an offense pursuant to paragraph 
(1), and any modification of such specification, shall 
not be effective unless approved by the President. 
(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 
10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 535. IMPROVED CRIME REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the secretaries of the military departments, 
shall establish a consolidated tracking process for the en-
tire Department of Defense to ensure increased oversight 
of the timely submission of crime reporting data to the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation under section 922(g) of 
title 18, United States Code, and Department of Defense 
Instruction 5505.11, ‘‘Fingerprint Card and Final Dis-
position Report Submission Requirements’’. The tracking 
process shall, to the maximum extent possible, standardize 
and automate reporting and increase the ability of the De-
partment to track such submissions. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than July 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives that details the tracking proc-
ess. 
SEC. 536. OVERSIGHT OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL OR ENTITY.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall designate a single official or 
entity within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to 
serve as the official or entity (as the case may be) with 
principal responsibility in the Department of Defense for 
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providing oversight of the registered sex offender manage-
ment program of the Department. 
(b) DUTIES.—The official or entity designated under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) monitor compliance with Department of De-
fense Instruction 5525.20 and other relevant polices; 
(2) compile data on members serving in the 
military departments who have been convicted of a 
qualifying sex offense, including data on the sex of-
fender registration status of each such member; 
(3) maintain statistics on the total number of 
active duty service members in each military depart-
ment who are required to register as sex offenders; 
and 
(4) perform such other duties as the Secretary 
of Defense determines to be appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
a briefing on— 
(1) the compliance of the military departments 
with the policies of the Department of Defense relat-
ing to registered sex offenders; 
(2) the results of the data compilation described 
in subsection (b)(2); and 
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(3) any other matters the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(d) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘military departments’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101(a)(8) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters 
SEC. 541. SECURITY CLEARANCE REINVESTIGATION OF 
CERTAIN PERSONNEL WHO COMMIT CERTAIN 
OFFENSES. 
Section 1564 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsection (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) REINVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an investiga-
tion under subsection (a) of any individual described in 
paragraph (2) upon— 
‘‘(A) conviction of that individual by a court of 
competent jurisdiction for— 
‘‘(i) sexual assault; 
‘‘(ii) sexual harassment; 
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‘‘(iii) fraud against the United States; or 
‘‘(iv) any other violation that the Secretary 
determines renders that individual susceptible 
to blackmail or raises serious concern regarding 
the ability of that individual to hold a security 
clearance; or 
‘‘(B) determination by a commanding officer 
that the individual has committed an offense de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph has 
a security clearance and is— 
‘‘(A) a flag officer; 
‘‘(B) a general officer; or 
‘‘(C) an employee of the Department of Defense 
in the Senior Executive Service. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall conduct an investigation 
under this subsection of an individual described in para-
graph (2) regardless of whether that individual has retired 
or resigned, is discharged or released, or otherwise sepa-
rated from the armed forces or Department of Defense. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘sexual assault’ includes rape, 
sexual assault, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual 
contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to 
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commit such offenses, as those terms are defined in 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘sexual harassment’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1561 of this 
title. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘fraud against the United 
States’ means a violation of section 932 of this title 
(Article 132 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice).’’. 
SEC. 542. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR TRANS-
FER FOR A STUDENT OF A MILITARY SERV-
ICE ACADEMY WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A SEX-
UAL ASSAULT OR RELATED OFFENSE. 
(a) MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 4361 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR TRANS-
FER FOR A CADET WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A SEXUAL 
ASSAULT OR RELATED OFFENSE.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Army shall provide for timely determination and action 
on an application for consideration of a transfer to an-
other military service academy submitted by a cadet who 
was a victim of a sexual assault or other offense covered 
by section 920, 920a, or 920c of this title (article 120, 
120a, or 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) 
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so as to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the 
cadet for reporting the sexual assault or other offense. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe regu-
lations to carry out this subsection, within guidelines pro-
vided by the Secretary of Defense that direct the Super-
intendent of the Military Academy, in coordination with 
the Superintendent of the military service academy to 
which the cadet wishes to transfer, to approve or deny an 
application under this subsection not later than 72 hours 
after the submission of the application. If the Super-
intendent denies such an application, the cadet may re-
quest review of the denial by the Secretary of the Army, 
who shall grant or deny review not later than 72 hours 
after submission of the request for review. The Secretary 
of the Army shall ensure that all records of any request, 
determination, or action under this subsection remains 
confidential.’’. 
(b) NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6980 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR TRANS-
FER FOR A MIDSHIPMAN WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A SEX-
UAL ASSAULT
OR RELATED OFFENSE.—(1) The Sec-
retary of the Navy shall provide for timely determination 
and action on an application for consideration of a trans-
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fer to another military service academy submitted by a 
midshipman who was a victim of a sexual assault or other 
offense covered by section 920, 920a, or 920c of this title 
(article 120, 120a, or 120c of the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice) so as to reduce the possibility of retaliation 
against the midshipman for reporting the sexual assault 
or other offense. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe regu-
lations to carry out this subsection, within guidelines pro-
vided by the Secretary of Defense that direct the Super-
intendent of the Naval Academy, in coordination with the 
Superintendent of the military service academy to which 
the midshipman wishes to transfer, to approve or deny an 
application under this subsection not later than 72 hours 
after the submission of the application. If the Super-
intendent denies such an application, the midshipman may 
request review of the denial by the Secretary of the Navy, 
who shall grant or deny review not later than 72 hours 
after submission of the request for review. The Secretary 
of the Navy shall ensure that all records of any request, 
determination, or action under this subsection remains 
confidential.’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9361 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection (e): 
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‘‘(e) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR TRANS-
FER FOR A CADET WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A SEXUAL 
ASSAULT OR RELATED OFFENSE.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Air Force shall provide for timely determination and 
action on an application for consideration of a transfer 
to another military service academy submitted by a cadet 
who was a victim of a sexual assault or other offense cov-
ered by section 920, 920a, or 920c of this title (article 
120, 120a, or 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice) so as to reduce the possibility of retaliation against 
the cadet for reporting the sexual assault or other offense. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this subsection, within guidelines 
provided by the Secretary of Defense that direct the Su-
perintendent of the Air Force Academy, in coordination 
with the Superintendent of the military service academy 
to which the cadet wishes to transfer, to approve or deny 
an application under this subsection not later than 72 
hours after the submission of the application. If the Su-
perintendent denies such an application, the cadet may re-
quest review of the denial by the Secretary of the Air 
Force, who shall grant or deny review not later than 72 
hours after submission of the request for review. The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall ensure that all records of 
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any request, determination, or action under this sub-
section remains confidential.’’. 
SEC. 543. STANDARDIZATION OF POLICIES RELATED TO EX-
PEDITED TRANSFER IN CASES OF SEXUAL AS-
SAULT. 
(a) POLICIES FOR MEMBERS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall modify all policies related to the expedited 
transfer of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
Marine Corps who is the victim of sexual assault (regard-
less of whether the case is handled under the Sexual As-
sault Prevention and Response Program or Family Advo-
cacy Program) that the Secretary determines necessary to 
establish a standardized expedited transfer process for 
such members, consistent with section 673 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(b) POLICIES FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy to allow the 
transfer of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
Marine Corps whose dependent is the victim of sexual as-
sault perpetrated by a member of the Armed Forces who 
is not related to the victim. 
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SEC. 544. DEVELOPMENT OF OVERSIGHT PLAN FOR IMPLE-
MENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
POLICY. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a plan for overseeing the implementation of the 
instruction titled ‘‘Harassment Prevention and Response 
in the Armed Forces’’, published on February 8, 2018 
(DODI–1020.03). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
require the military services and other components of the 
Department of Defense to take steps by certain dates to 
implement harassment prevention and response programs 
under such instruction, including no less than the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Submitting implementation plans to the Di-
rector, Force Resiliency. 
(2) Incorporating results-oriented performance 
measures that assess the effectiveness of harassment 
prevention and response programs. 
(3) Adopting compliance standards for pro-
moting, supporting, and enforcing policies, plans, 
and programs. 
(4) Tracking, collecting, and reporting data and 
information on sexual harassment incidents based on 
standards established by the Secretary. 
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(5) Instituting anonymous complaint mecha-
nisms. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2019, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the oversight plan developed under this section. The 
report shall include, for each military service and compo-
nent of the Department of Defense, the implementation 
status of each element of the oversight plan. 
SEC. 545. DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCE GUIDES REGARD-
ING SEXUAL ASSAULT FOR THE MILITARY 
SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each Superintendent 
of a military service academy shall develop and maintain 
a resource guide for students at the respective military 
service academies regarding sexual assault. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each guide developed under this 
section shall include the following information with re-
gards to the relevant military service academy: 
(1) PROCESS OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS.— 
(A) A clear explanation of prohibited con-
duct, including examples. 
(B) A clear explanation of consent. 
(C) Victims’ rights. 
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(D) Clearly described complaint process, 
including multiple ways to file a complaint. 
(E) Explanations of restricted and unre-
stricted reporting. 
(F) List of mandatory reporters. 
(G) Protections from retaliation. 
(H) Assurance that leadership will take 
immediate and proportionate corrective action. 
(I) References to specific policies. 
(J) Additional resources for survivors. 
(2) EMERGENCY SERVICES.— 
(A) Contact information. 
(B) Location. 
(3) SUPPORT AND COUNSELING.—Contact in-
formation for the following support and counseling 
resources: 
(A) The Sexual Assault Prevention and 
Response Victim Advocate or other equivalent 
advocate or counselor available to students in 
cases of sexual assault. 
(B) The Sexual Harassment/Assault Re-
sponse and Prevention Resource Program Cen-
ter. 
(C) Peer counseling. 
(D) Medical care. 
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(E) Legal counsel. 
(F) Hotlines. 
(G) Chaplain or other spiritual representa-
tives. 
(4) ESCALATION.— 
(A) A victim may report an incident to any 
authority. 
(B) A victim may consult any authority 
named in this paragraph. 
(C) The Superintendent determines the 
outcome of an investigation and has the author-
ity to convene a court-martial after an initial 
hearing. 
(D) The Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned reviews determinations in cases 
not referred for trial by court-martial. 
(E) The Inspector General reviews cases of 
reprisal or professional retaliation. 
(F) A Member of Congress (as that term 
is defined in section 1563 of title 10, United 
States Code). 
(c) DISTRIBUTION.—Each Superintendent shall pro-
vide a copy of the current guide developed by that Super-
intendent under this section— 
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(1) not later than 30 days after completing de-
velopment under subsection (a) to each student who 
is enrolled at the military service academy of that 
Superintendent on the date of the enactment of this 
Act; 
(2) at the beginning of each academic year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act to each 
student who enrolls at the military service academy 
of that Superintendent; and 
(3) as soon as practicable to a student at the 
military service academy of that Superintendent re-
ports that such student is a victim of sexual assault. 
SEC. 546. REPORT ON VICTIMS IN MCIO REPORTS. 
Not later than September 30, 2019, and not less than 
once every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, 
through the Defense Advisory Committee on Investiga-
tions, Prosecutions, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the 
Armed Forces, shall submit to Congress a report regard-
ing the frequency at which individuals, who are identified 
as victims of sexual offenses in case files of military crimi-
nal investigative organizations (hereinafter, ‘‘MCIO’’), are 
accused of or punished for misconduct or crimes consid-
ered collateral to the investigation of sexual assault during 
the MCIO investigations in which the individuals were so 
identified. 
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SEC. 547. DEFINITION OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of Defense and 
Veterans Affairs shall establish a joint definition of ‘‘mili-
tary sexual trauma’’ for their respective Departments to 
use in all aspects of delivering care and benefits to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and veterans who have suffered 
that crime. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretaries shall submit to Con-
gress a report on their efforts under subsection (a), includ-
ing legislative recommendations, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle 
F—Member 
Education, 
Training, Resilience, and Tran-
sition 
SEC. 551. PERMANENT CAREER INTERMISSION PROGRAM. 
(a) CODIFICATION AND PERMANENT AUTHORITY.— 
Chapter 40 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section 710: 
‘‘§ 710. Career flexibility to enhance retention of 
members 
‘‘(a) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—Each Secretary of a 
military department may carry out programs under which 
members of the regular components and members on Ac-
tive Guard and Reserve duty of the armed forces under 
the jurisdiction of such Secretary may be inactivated from 
active service in order to meet personal or professional 
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needs and returned to active service at the end of such 
period of inactivation from active service. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF INACTIVATION FROM ACTIVE SERV-
ICE; EFFECT OF INACTIVATION.—(1) The period of inac-
tivation from active service under a program under this 
section of a member participating in the program shall be 
such period as the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall specify in the agreement of the member 
under subsection (c), except that such period may not ex-
ceed three years. 
‘‘(2) Any service by a Reserve officer while partici-
pating in a program under this section shall be excluded 
from computation of the total years of service of that offi-
cer pursuant to section 14706(a) of this title. 
‘‘(3) Any period of participation of a member in a 
program under this section shall not count toward— 
‘‘(A) eligibility for retirement or transfer to the 
Ready Reserve under either chapter 571 or 1223 of 
this title; or 
‘‘(B) computation of retired or retainer pay 
under chapter 71 or 1223 of this title. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENT.—Each member of the armed 
forces who participates in a program under this section 
shall enter into a written agreement with the Secretary 
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of the military department concerned under which agree-
ment that member shall agree as follows: 
‘‘(1) To accept an appointment or enlist, as ap-
plicable, and serve in the Ready Reserve of the 
armed force concerned during the period of the inac-
tivation of the member from active service under the 
program. 
‘‘(2) To undergo during the period of the inac-
tivation of the member from active service under the 
program such inactive service training as the Sec-
retary concerned shall require in order to ensure 
that the member retains proficiency, at a level deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned to be sufficient, in 
the military skills, professional qualifications, and 
physical readiness of the member during the inac-
tivation of the member from active service. 
‘‘(3) Following completion of the period of the 
inactivation of the member from active service under 
the program, to serve two months as a member of 
the armed forces on active service for each month of 
the period of the inactivation of the member from 
active service under the program. 
‘‘(d) CONDITIONS OF RELEASE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe regulations specifying the guide-
lines regarding the conditions of release that must be con-
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sidered and addressed in the agreement required by sub-
section (c). At a minimum, the Secretary shall prescribe 
the procedures and standards to be used to instruct a 
member on the obligations to be assumed by the member 
under paragraph (2) of such subsection while the member 
is released from active service. 
‘‘(e) ORDER TO ACTIVE SERVICE.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned, a member of the armed forces partici-
pating in a program under this section may, in the discre-
tion of such Secretary, be required to terminate participa-
tion in the program and be ordered to active service. 
‘‘(f) PAY
AND
ALLOWANCES.—(1) During each 
month of participation in a program under this section, 
a member who participates in the program shall be paid 
basic pay in an amount equal to two-thirtieths of the 
amount of monthly basic pay to which the member would 
otherwise be entitled under section 204 of title 37 as a 
member of the uniformed services on active service in the 
grade and years of service of the member when the mem-
ber commences participation in the program. 
‘‘(2)(A) A member who participates in a program 
shall not, while participating in the program, be paid any 
special or incentive pay or bonus to which the member is 
otherwise entitled under an agreement under chapter 5 of 
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title 37 that is in force when the member commences par-
ticipation in the program. 
‘‘(B) The inactivation from active service of a mem-
ber participating in a program shall not be treated as a 
failure of the member to perform any period of service 
required of the member in connection with an agreement 
for a special or incentive pay or bonus under chapter 5 
of title 37 that is in force when the member commences 
participation in the program. 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), upon the re-
turn of a member to active service after completion by the 
member of participation in a program— 
‘‘(i) any agreement entered into by the member 
under chapter 5 of title 37 for the payment of a spe-
cial or incentive pay or bonus that was in force when 
the member commenced participation in the program 
shall be revived, with the term of such agreement 
after revival being the period of the agreement re-
maining to run when the member commenced par-
ticipation in the program; and 
‘‘(ii) any special or incentive pay or bonus shall 
be payable to the member in accordance with the 
terms of the agreement concerned for the term spec-
ified in clause (i). 
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‘‘(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any spe-
cial or incentive pay or bonus otherwise covered by that 
subparagraph with respect to a member if, at the time 
of the return of the member to active service as described 
in that subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) such pay or bonus is no longer authorized 
by law; or 
‘‘(II) the member does not satisfy eligibility cri-
teria for such pay or bonus as in effect at the time 
of the return of the member to active service. 
‘‘(ii) Subparagraph (A) shall cease to apply to any 
special or incentive pay or bonus otherwise covered by that 
subparagraph with respect to a member if, during the 
term of the revived agreement of the member under sub-
paragraph (A)(i), such pay or bonus ceases being author-
ized by law. 
‘‘(C) A member who is ineligible for payment of a 
special or incentive pay or bonus otherwise covered by this 
paragraph by reason of subparagraph (B)(i)(II) shall be 
subject to the requirements for repayment of such pay or 
bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable 
agreement of the member under chapter 5 of title 37. 
‘‘(D) Any service required of a member under an 
agreement covered by this paragraph after the member re-
turns to active service as described in subparagraph (A) 
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shall be in addition to any service required of the member 
under an agreement under subsection (c). 
‘‘(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a member who 
participates in a program is entitled, while participating 
in the program, to the travel and transportation allow-
ances authorized by section 474 of title 37 for— 
‘‘(i) travel performed from the residence of the 
member, at the time of release from active service to 
participate in the program, to the location in the 
United States designated by the member as his resi-
dence during the period of participation in the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(ii) travel performed to the residence of the 
member upon return to active service at the end of 
the participation of the member in the program. 
‘‘(B) An allowance is payable under this paragraph 
only with respect to travel of a member to and from a 
single residence. 
‘‘(5) A member who participates in a program is enti-
tled to carry forward the leave balance existing as of the 
day on which the member begins participation and accu-
mulated in accordance with section 701 of this title, but 
not to exceed 60 days. 
‘‘(g) PROMOTION.—(1)(A) An officer participating in 
a program under this section shall not, while participating 
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shall prescribe in regulations for purposes of the 
program. 
‘‘(h) CONTINUED ENTITLEMENTS.—A member par-
ticipating in a program under this section shall, while par-
ticipating in the program, be treated as a member of the 
armed forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 
days for purposes of— 
‘‘(1) the entitlement of the member and of the 
dependents of the member to medical and dental 
care under the provisions of chapter 55 of this title; 
and 
‘‘(2) retirement or separation for physical dis-
ability under the provisions of chapters 55 and 61 
of this title.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 709a the 
following new item: 
‘‘710. Career flexibility to enhance retention of members.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 533 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is 
repealed. 
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SEC. 552. IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PATHWAYS FOR TAP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1142 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading by striking 
‘‘medical’’ and inserting ‘‘certain’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘(regardless of character of discharge)’’ 
after ‘‘discharge’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘as soon as pos-
sible during the 12-month period pre-
ceding’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 
365 days before’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and 
inserting ‘‘365 days’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘discharge or 
release’’ and inserting ‘‘retirement or 
other separation’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘90’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘365’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘90-day’’ and in-
serting ‘‘365-day’’; 
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(C) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); 
(D) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) COUNSELING PATHWAYS.—(1) Each Secretary 
concerned, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor 
and Veterans Affairs, shall establish at least three path-
ways for members of the military department concerned 
receiving individualized counseling under this section. The 
Secretaries shall design the pathways to address the needs 
of members, based on the following factors: 
‘‘(A) Rank. 
‘‘(B) Term of service. 
‘‘(C) Gender. 
‘‘(D) Whether the member was a member 
of a regular or reserve component of an armed 
force. 
‘‘(E) Disability. 
‘‘(F) Character of discharge (including ex-
pedited discharge and discharge under condi-
tions other than honorable). 
‘‘(G) Health (including mental health). 
‘‘(H) Military occupational specialty. 
‘‘(I) Whether the member intends, after 
separation, retirement, or discharge, to— 
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‘‘(i) seek employment; 
‘‘(ii) enroll in a program of higher 
education; 
‘‘(iii) enroll in a program of vocational 
training; or 
‘‘(iv) become an entrepreneur. 
‘‘(J) The educational history of the mem-
ber. 
‘‘(K) The employment history of the mem-
ber. 
‘‘(L) Whether the member has secured— 
‘‘(i) employment; 
‘‘(ii) enrollment in a program of edu-
cation; or 
‘‘(iii) enrollment in a program of voca-
tional training. 
‘‘(M) Other factors the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor 
and Veterans Affairs, determine appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Each member described in subsection (a) shall 
meet in person or by video conference with a counselor 
before beginning counseling under this section to— 
‘‘(A) take a self-assessment designed by the 
Secretary concerned (in consultation with the Secre-
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taries of Labor and Veterans Affairs) to ensure that 
the Secretary concerned places the member in the 
appropriate pathway under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) receive information from the counselor re-
garding reenlistment in the armed forces; and 
‘‘(C) receive information from the counselor re-
garding resources (including resources regarding 
military sexual trauma)— 
‘‘(i) for members of the armed forces sepa-
rated, retired, or discharged; 
‘‘(ii) located in the community in which the 
member will reside after separation, retirement, 
or discharge. 
‘‘(3) At the meeting under paragraph (2), the mem-
ber may elect to have the Secretary concerned (in con-
sultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Af-
fairs) provide the contact information of the member to 
the resources described in paragraph (2)(B).’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) JOINT SERVICE TRANSCRIPT.—(1) The Sec-
retary concerned shall provide a copy of the joint service 
transcript of a member described in subsection (a) to— 
‘‘(A) that member— 
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‘‘(i) at the meeting with a counselor under 
subsection (c)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) on the day the member separates, re-
tires, or is discharged. 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the 
day the member separates, retires, or is discharged. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure 
that a member who has separated, retired, or is discharged 
may access the joint service transcript of that member 
from a website of the Department of Veterans Affairs not 
later than one year after the day the member separates, 
retires, or is discharged.’’. 
(2) DEADLINE.—Each Secretary concerned 
shall carry out subsection (c) of such section, as 
amended by paragraph (1), not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after 
the Secretaries concerned carry out subsection (c) of 
such section, as amended by paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall sub-
mit to Congress a review of the pathways for the 
Transition Assistance Program established under 
such subsection (c). 
(b) CONTENTS OF TAP.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1144 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Such 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection 
(f)(2), such services’’; and 
(B) by amending subsection (f) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM CONTENTS.—(1) The program carried 
out under this section shall consist of instruction as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) One day of preseparation training 
specific to the armed force concerned, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(B) One day of instruction regarding— 
‘‘(i) benefits under laws administered 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and 
‘‘(ii) other subjects determined by the 
Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(C) One day of instruction regarding 
preparation for employment. 
‘‘(D) Two days of instruction regarding a 
topic selected by the member from the following 
subjects: 
‘‘(i) Preparation for employment. 
‘‘(ii) Preparation for education. 
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‘‘(iii) Preparation for vocational train-
ing. 
‘‘(iv) Preparation for entrepreneur-
ship. 
‘‘(v) Other options determined by the 
Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may permit a member 
to attend training and instruction under the program es-
tablished under this section— 
‘‘(A) before the time periods established under 
section 1142(a)(3) of this title; 
‘‘(B) in addition to such training and instruc-
tion required during such time periods.’’. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The Transition Assistance 
Program shall comply with the requirements of sec-
tion 1144(f) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by paragraph (1), not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) ACTION PLAN.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit an action plan to the 
congressional defense committees that— 
(A) details how the Secretary shall imple-
ment the requirements of section 1144(f) of 
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title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) details how the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs 
and Labor, shall establish standardized per-
formance metrics to measure Transition Assist-
ance Program participation and outcome-based 
objective benchmarks in order to— 
(i) provide feedback to the Depart-
ments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and 
Labor; 
(ii) improve the curriculum of the 
Transition Assistance Program; 
(iii) share best practices; 
(iv) facilitate effective oversight of the 
Transition Assistance Program; and 
(v) ensure members obtain sufficient 
financial literacy to effectively leverage 
conferred benefits and opportunities for 
employment, education, vocational training, 
and entrepreneurship. 
(4) REPORT.—On the date that is 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter for the subsequent 4 years, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
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Services and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives, a report 
regarding members of the Armed Forces who have 
attended Transition Assistance Program counseling 
during the preceding year. The report shall detail 
the following: 
(A) The total number of members who at-
tended Transition Assistance Program coun-
seling. 
(B) The number of members who attended 
Transition 
Assistance 
Program 
counseling 
under paragraph (1) of section 1144(f) of title 
10, as amended by paragraph (1). 
(C) The number of members who attended 
Transition 
Assistance 
Program 
counseling 
under paragraph (2) of such section. 
(D) The number of members who elected 
to attend each two-day instruction under para-
graph (1)(D) of such section. 
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SEC. 553. EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION OF CIVILIAN 
FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE JOINT SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS UNIVERSITY. 
Section 1595(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) The Joint Special Operations University.’’. 
SEC. 554. PROGRAM TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES IN OBTAINING PROFESSIONAL CRE-
DENTIALS. 
Section 2015(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘related to military training’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end of paragraph 
(2) and inserting ‘‘that translate into civilian occupa-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 555. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST MEM-
BERS IN OBTAINING POST-SERVICE EMPLOY-
MENT. 
Section 555(i) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 1143 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 556. DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS 
AND VETERANS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 
enter into agreements with the chief executives of the 
States to carry out pilot programs to enhance the efforts 
of the Department of Defense to provide job placement 
assistance and related employment services directly to un-
employed or underemployed members of the reserve com-
ponents of the Armed Forces and veterans. 
(b) COST-SHARING.—Any agreement under sub-
section (a) shall require that the State must contribute 
an amount, derived from non-Federal sources, that equals 
or exceeds 50 percent of the funds provided by the Sec-
retary to the State under this section to support the oper-
ation of the pilot program in that State. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The pilot program in a State 
shall be administered by the adjutant general in that State 
appointed under section 314 of title 32, United States 
Code. If the adjutant general is unavailable or unable to 
administer a pilot program, the Secretary, after consulting 
with the chief executive of the State, shall designate an 
official of that State to administer that pilot program. 
(d) PROGRAM MODEL.—A pilot program under this 
section— 
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(1) shall use a job placement program model 
that focuses on working one-on-one with individuals 
described in subsection (a) to provide cost-effective 
job placement services, including— 
(A) job matching services; 
(B) resume editing; 
(C) interview preparation; and 
(D) post-employment follow up; and 
(2) shall incorporate best practices of State-op-
erated direct employment programs for members of 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces and 
veterans, such as the programs conducted in Cali-
fornia and South Carolina. 
(e) SKILLBRIDGE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.—A 
pilot program under this section shall utilize civilian train-
ing opportunities through the SkillBridge transition train-
ing program administered by the Department of Defense. 
(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall develop out-
come measurements to evaluate the success of any pilot 
program established under this provision. 
(g) REPORTING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
1, 2021, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau, shall submit to the congressional de-
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fense committees a report describing the results of 
any pilot program established under this section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A report under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description and assessment of the ef-
fectiveness and achievements of the pilot pro-
gram, including— 
(i) the number of members of the re-
serve components of the Armed Forces and 
veterans hired; and 
(ii) the cost-per-placement of partici-
pating members and veterans. 
(B) An assessment of the impact of the 
pilot program and increased reserve component 
employment levels on— 
(i) the readiness of members of the re-
serve components of the Armed Forces; 
and 
(ii) retention of service members. 
(C) A comparison of the pilot program to 
other programs conducted by the Department 
of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs 
to provide unemployment and underemployment 
support to members of the reserve components 
of the Armed Forces or veterans, including best 
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practices the improved the effectiveness of such 
programs. 
(D) The number and percentage of individ-
uals served by the pilot program who are em-
ployed in a field that matches their skills and 
training. 
(E) Any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the authority to carry out a pilot program under this 
section expires on September 30, 2023. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may extend a 
pilot program under this section beyond the date in 
paragraph (1) by not more than 2 years. 
SEC. 557. EXTENDED DURATION OF AVAILABILITY OF MILI-
TARY ONESOURCE PROGRAM SERVICES FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON 
THEIR SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that retired 
and honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces, 
including members medically discharged, separated, or on 
the temporary disability retirement list, and their imme-
diate family remain eligible for services under the Military 
OneSource Program for at least one year after the end 
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of the member’s tour of service, the member’s retirement 
date, or the member’s separation date, as the case may 
be. 
SEC. 558. COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING AND REPORT 
ON PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE 
CENTERS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 240 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall provide a briefing to 
the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House 
of Representatives, with a report to follow on a date 
agreed to at the time of the briefing. The briefing and 
report shall provide information on employment assistance 
required under section 1143 of title 10, United States 
Code, and related information regarding civilian employ-
ment requiring certification or licensure. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The information required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the content of the database 
required by section 1143(a)(2)(A) of such title. 
(2) A list and description of permanent employ-
ment assistance centers required by section 1143(b) 
of such title. 
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(3) A list and description of employment skills 
training programs and eligible members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(4) A list and description of State and non- 
State entities that have interacted with civilian em-
ployers. 
(5) A description of the use by members of the 
Armed Forces of the permanent employment assist-
ance centers. 
(6) An assessment of the permanent employ-
ment assistance centers and challenges, if any, the 
centers have experienced as of the date of the brief-
ing or report. 
SEC. 559. ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AP-
PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, as part 
of the transition counseling provided by the Department 
of Defense to members of the Armed Forces who are in 
the process of separating from the Armed Forces (includ-
ing the reserve components), information is provided to 
such members on— 
(1) the potential benefits of apprenticeship pro-
grams; 
(2) the appropriate use of veterans’ education 
benefits to pay for apprenticeship programs, and 
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(3) the availability of veteran-focused, nonprofit 
apprenticeship programs. 
SEC. 560. ATOMIC VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL. 
(a) SERVICE MEDAL REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall design and produce a military service medal, 
to be known as the ‘‘Atomic Veterans Service Medal’’, to 
honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces 
who are radiation-exposed veterans (as such term is de-
fined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United States 
Code). 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF MEDAL.— 
(1) ISSUANCE TO RETIRED AND FORMER MEM-
BERS.—At the request of a radiation-exposed vet-
eran, the Secretary of Defense shall issue the Atom-
ic Veterans Service Medal to the veteran. 
(2) ISSUANCE TO NEXT-OF-KIN.—In the case of 
a radiation-exposed veteran who is deceased, the 
Secretary may provide for issuance of the Atomic 
Veterans Service Medal to the next-of-kin of the per-
son. 
(3) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and disseminate as appropriate an application by 
which radiation-exposed veterans and their next-of- 
kin may apply to receive the Atomic Veterans Serv-
ice Medal. 
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SEC. 560A. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF COLLEGE CREDIT 
FOR SKILLS ACQUIRED DURING MILITARY 
SERVICE. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Education, and 
Labor, shall submit to Congress a report on the transfer 
of skills into equivalent college credits or technical certifi-
cations for members of the Armed Forces leaving the mili-
tary. Such report shall describe each the following: 
(1) Each skill that may be acquired during mili-
tary service that is eligible for transfer into an 
equivalent college credit or technical certification. 
(2) The academic level of the equivalent college 
credit or technical certification for which each such 
skill is eligible. 
(3) Each academic institution that awards an 
equivalent college credit or technical certification for 
such skills, including— 
(A) whether each such academic institution 
is public or private and whether such institution 
is for profit; and 
(B) the number of veterans that applied to 
such academic institutions who were able to re-
ceive equivalent college credits or technical cer-
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tifications in the last fiscal year, and the aca-
demic level of the credits or certifications. 
(4) The number of members of the Armed 
Forces who left the military in the last fiscal year 
and the number of those individuals who met with 
an academic or technical training advisor as part of 
their participation in the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram. 
SEC. 560B. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY VETERANS 
SERVICE OFFICERS. 
(a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense, and with respect to members of the Coast Guard, 
the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy, shall ensure that a member of the Armed Forces 
who is separating or retiring from the Armed Forces may 
elect to have the Department of Defense form DD–214 
of the member transmitted to the appropriate county vet-
erans service officer based on the mailing address provided 
by the member. 
(b) DATABASE.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall main-
tain a database of all county veterans service officers. 
(c) COUNTY
VETERANS
SERVICE
OFFICER
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘county veterans service 
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officer’’ means an employee of a county government, local 
government, or Tribal government who is covered by sec-
tion 14.629(a)(2) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 560C. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES IN CONNEC-
TION 
WITH 
JUNIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING CORPS PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVERT OTHERWISE CLOSING 
UNITS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE CADET CORPS PROGRAM 
UNITS.—If the Secretary of a military department is noti-
fied by a local educational agency of the intent of the 
agency to close its Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps (JROTC) unit, the Secretary shall offer the agency 
the option of converting the program to a National De-
fense Cadet Corps (NDCC) program unit in lieu of closing 
the unit. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY IN ADMINISTRATION OF INSTRUC-
TORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments shall undertake initiatives designed 
to promote flexibility in the hiring and compensation 
of instructors for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Train-
ing Corps program under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretaries. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The initiatives undertaken 
pursuant to this subsection may provide for one or 
more of the following: 
(A) Termination of the requirement for a 
waiver as a condition of the hiring of well-quali-
fied non-commissioned officers with a bachelor’s 
degree for senior instructor positions within the 
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(B) Specification of a single instructor as 
the minimum number of instructors required to 
found and operate a Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps unit. 
(C) Authority for Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps instructors to undertake school 
duties, in addition to Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps duties, at small schools. 
(D) Authority for the payment of instruc-
tor compensation for a limited number of Jun-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructors 
on a 10-month per year basis rather than a 12- 
month per year basis. 
(E) Such other actions as the Secretaries 
of the military departments consider appro-
priate. 
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(c) FLEXIBILITY IN ALLOCATION AND USE OF TRAV-
EL FUNDING.—The Secretaries of the military depart-
ments shall take appropriate actions to provide so-called 
regional directors of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps programs located at remote rural schools enhanced 
discretion in the allocation and use of funds for travel in 
connection with Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
activities. 
(d) STANDARDIZATION
OF PROGRAM DATA.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate actions to 
standardize the data collected and maintained on the Jun-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs in order 
to facilitate and enhance the collection and analysis of 
such data. Such actions shall include a requirement for 
the use of the National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES) identification code for each school with a unit 
under a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program 
in order to facilitate identification of such schools and 
their units under the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps programs. 
(e) AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL UNITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments may, using amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by paragraph (2), establish an ag-
gregate of not more than 100 units under the Junior 
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Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs in low- 
income and rural areas of the United States and 
areas of the United States currently underserved by 
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro-
grams. 
(2) FUNDING.—There is hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2019 for the Depart-
ment of Defense amounts as follows: 
(A) For Operation and Maintenance, 
Army, $3,140,000, with the amount available 
for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
program of the Army. 
(B) For Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy, $950,000, with the amount available for 
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
program of the Navy. 
(C) For Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force, $1,000,000, with the amount available 
for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
program of the Air Force. 
(D) For Operation and Maintenance, Ma-
rine Corps, $390,000, with the amount avail-
able for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps program of the Marine Corps. 
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(E) For Military Personnel, $1,220,000, of 
which— 
(i) $500,000 is for the Army for the 
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
program of the Army; 
(ii) $270,000 is for the Navy for the 
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
program of the Navy; 
(iii) $380,000 is for the Air Force for 
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps program of the Air Force; and 
(iv) $70,000 is for the Marine Corps 
for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps program of the Marine Corps. 
(3) 
SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—The 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2019 for the Department of Defense by this 
subsection are in addition to any other amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019 for 
the Department under any other provision of law. 
(4) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division G— 
(A) the amount authorized to be appro-
priated in section 101 for procurement, as set 
forth in the corresponding funding table in sec-
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(1) LIMITATIONS.—Chapter 857 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8757. Military decorations: limitations on revoca-
tion 
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the President or the Secretary of the Air Force 
may not authorize the revocation of a military decoration 
after the actual award of the military decoration to a 
member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) Subsection (a) does not 
apply to the revocation of a military decoration if the rev-
ocation is ordered on account of— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of new or additional infor-
mation that calls into question the service for which 
the member was awarded the military decoration; or 
‘‘(B) the conviction of the member for a felony. 
‘‘(2) In applying the exception described in paragraph 
(1)(B), the President and the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall take into account, as an extenuating factor, whether 
the member has been diagnosed with traumatic brain in-
jury or post-traumatic stress disorder. 
‘‘(c) MILITARY DECORATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘military decoration’ means the Air Force 
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tery that preserve Arlington National Cemetery as an ac-
tive burial ground ‘‘well into the future,’’ as that term is 
used in the report submitted by the Secretary of the Army 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, dated February 14, 2017, and titled ‘‘The 
Future of Arlington National Cemetery: Report on the 
Cemetery’s Interment and Inurnment Capacity 2017’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of the Army shall es-
tablish the criteria under subsection (a) not later than 
September 30, 2019. 
SEC. 583. REPORT ON GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER COSTS. 
Not later than nine months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on gen-
eral and flag officer costs. Such report shall include cost 
estimates for direct and indirect costs associated with gen-
eral and flag officers generally and for specific positions 
in accordance with the recommendations of the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense-Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation report entitled ‘‘Defining General and Flag Of-
ficer Costs’’ dated December 2017, including— 
(1) direct compensation for all general and flag 
officers and for specific general and flag officer posi-
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