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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6557 
To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to 
conduct a study on certain grace periods under the Transition Assistance 
Program of the Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2023 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness to conduct a study on certain grace peri-
ods under the Transition Assistance Program of the De-
partment of Defense. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT ON GRACE PERIODS 
UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the heads 
of other Federal agencies the Under Secretary determines 
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appropriate, shall conduct a comprehensive study on re-
forms to grace periods under TAP. Such study shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) An assessment of the impact of unit tasking 
on the ability of a covered member to transition to 
civilian life. 
(2) A review, disaggregated by military depart-
ment, of current practices regarding unit tasking 
during TAP. 
(3) An analysis of each challenge a covered 
member faces when balancing duty assignments with 
the requirements to participate in TAP. 
(4) An assessment of such grace periods that 
allow for unplanned periods of leave, temporary 
duty, deployments, or other periods when a covered 
member is unavailable to participate in TAP. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes 
the following: 
(1) The findings and conclusions of the Under 
Secretary based on the study under subsection (a). 
(2) The recommendations of the Under Sec-
retary whether to reform such grace periods. 
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(3) The recommendation of the Under Sec-
retary whether a member of an Armed Force, while 
a covered member, may receive orders only from the 
command post or headquarters of the unit to which 
such member is assigned. 
(4) A comprehensive plan, including proposed 
timelines, milestones, and resources the Under Sec-
retary determines necessary, to implement such rec-
ommendations. 
(5) Any other information or recommendation 
the Under Secretary determines— 
(A) appropriate; 
(B) would improve TAP; or 
(C) would facilitate a successful transition 
to civilian life for a covered member. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces participating in TAP. 
(2) The term ‘‘TAP’’ means the Transition As-
sistance Program of the Department of Defense 
under sections 1142 and 1144, of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘unit tasking’’ means a defined 
and measurable activity assigned to a unit of an 
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Armed Force by the command post or headquarters 
of such unit. 
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