Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act

Bill: 114-hr-2133
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2015-04-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Business education

Employment and training programs

Higher education

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Vocational and technical education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act</strong></p> <p>Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to permit members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty and their spouses to elect to receive the following types of additional training under the Department of Labor's transition assistance program:</p> <ul> <li>preparation for higher education or training,</li> <li>preparation for career or technical training, and</li> <li>preparation for entrepreneurship.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2133 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2015 Mr. Flores (for himself, Mr. Takano , Mr. Sires , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Wenstrup , and Mr. Carter of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide additional training opportunities under the Transition Assistance Program to members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemembers’ Choice in Transition Act . 2. Availability of additional training opportunities under Transition Assistance Program Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Additional training opportunities (1) Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, as part of the program carried out under this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit a member of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the program to elect to receive additional training in any of the following subjects: (A) Preparation for higher education or training. (B) Preparation for career or technical training. (C) Preparation for entrepreneurship. (D) Other training options determined by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security. (2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that a member of the armed forces who elects to receive additional training in subjects available under paragraph (1) is able to receive the training. .