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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 631 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide requirements for the 
contents of the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2013 
Mr. FLORES (for himself and Mr. TAKANO) 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 amend title 10, United States Code, to provide require-
ments for the contents of the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘Servicemembers’ 
Choice in Transition Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1144 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM CONTENTS.—The program carried out 
by this section shall consist of at least five days of instruc-
tion as follows: 
‘‘(1) At least one day of service-specific pre-sep-
aration training, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned. 
‘‘(2) Not more than one day of instruction pro-
viding an overview of each of the following subjects: 
‘‘(A) Preparation for employment. 
‘‘(B) Preparation for education or career 
or technical training. 
‘‘(C) Preparation for entrepreneurship. 
‘‘(D) Other options determined by the Sec-
retary concerned. 
‘‘(3) At least two days of in-depth instruction 
in the participants choice of the subjects described 
in paragraphs (A) though (D) of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) Not more than one day of instruction in 
the benefits under laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and in other subjects de-
termined by the Secretary concerned.’’. 
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(b) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The pro-
gram carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall comply with the requirements of sub-
section (f) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 180 days 
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 the results of a study carried out by the Secretary 
to determine the feasibility of providing the instruction de-
scribed in subsection (f)(4) of section 1144 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), at all 
overseas locations where such instruction is provided by 
entering into a contract jointly with the Secretary of 
Labor for the provision of such instruction. 
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