TAP Promotion Act

Bill: 118-s-2888
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2023-09-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

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Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

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Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>TAP Promotion Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires that pre-separation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program include a presentation that promotes the benefits available to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs&nbsp;(VA). The bill also requires the VA to annually report on the presentation to (1) identify veterans service organizations that participate, (2) provide the number of members of the Armed Forces who attend, and (3) provide any recommendations for changes to the presentation.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2888 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2023 Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Mr. Rounds , and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to participate in presentations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during preseparation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TAP Promotion Act . 2. Presentation to promote benefits available to veterans in preseparation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program (a) In general Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (20) A presentation that promotes the benefits available to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such presentation— (A) shall be standardized; (B) shall, before implementation, be reviewed and approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in collaboration with veterans service organizations that provide claims assistance under the benefits delivery at discharge program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (C) shall be submitted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives for review at least 90 days before implementation; (D) where available, shall be presented with the participation of— (i) a representative of a veterans service organization recognized under section 5902 of title 38; or (ii) an individual— (I) recognized under section 5903 of such title; and (II) authorized by the Secretary concerned to so participate; (E) shall include information on how a veterans service organization may assist the member in filing a claim described in paragraph (19); (F) may not encourage the member to join a particular veterans service organization; and (G) may not exceed one hour in duration. . (b) Annual report Not less than frequently than once each year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that— (1) identifies each veterans service organization that participated in a presentation under paragraph (20) of section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); (2) contains the number of members of the Armed Forces who attended such presentations; and (3) includes any recommendations of the Secretary regarding changes to such presentation or to such paragraph.