TIER Act

Bill: 117-hr-7891
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2022-05-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transition Improvement by Estimating Risk Act or the TIER Act</b></p> <p>This bill adds additional factors for the design of the counseling pathways to address the needs of members of the Armed Forces under the Transition Assistance Program. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7891 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 27, 2022 Mr. Levin of California (for himself and Mr. Arrington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish new pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transition Improvement by Estimating Risk Act or the TIER Act . 2. Amendments to pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance Program Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking Disability and inserting Potential or confirmed medical discharge of the member ; (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking Character and all that follows and inserting Potential or confirmed involuntary separation of the member. ; (3) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following: (M) Child care requirements of the member (including whether a dependent of the member is enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program). (N) The employment status of other adults in the household of the member. (O) The location of the duty station of the member (including whether the member was separated from family while on duty). (P) The effects of operating tempo and personnel tempo on the member and the household of the member. (Q) Whether the member is an Indian or urban Indian, as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( Public Law 94–437 ; 25 U.S.C. 1603 ). .