[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2285 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2285

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
 Labor to provide staffing at military installations overseas to carry 
 out employment counseling under the Transition Assistance Program for 
        persons separating from active duty in the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2003

 Mr. Simpson (for himself, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Buyer) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
 Labor to provide staffing at military installations overseas to carry 
 out employment counseling under the Transition Assistance Program for 
        persons separating from active duty in the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Overseas Outreach 
Act''.

SEC. 2. OUTSTATIONING OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4113. Outstationing of Transition Assistance Program personnel
    ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary shall station employees of the 
Veterans' Employment and Training Service, or contractors under 
subsection (b), at veterans assistance offices described in paragraph 
(2) to provide, in person, counseling, assistance in identifying 
employment and training opportunities, help in obtaining such 
employment and training, and other related information and services to 
members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty, 
and the spouses of such members, under the Transition Assistance 
Program and Disabled Transition Assistance Program established in 
section 1144 of title 10.
    ``(2) Veterans assistance offices referred to in paragraph (1) are 
those offices that are established on military installations pursuant 
to section 7723(a) of this title.
    ``(b) Authority to Contract With Private Entities.--The Secretary, 
consistent with such section 1144, may enter into contracts with public 
or private entities to provide, in person, some or all of the 
counseling, assistance, information and services under the Transition 
Assistance Program required under subsection (a).''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4113. Outstationing of Transition Assistance Program personnel.''.
    (b) Deadline for Implementation.--Not later than the date that is 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Labor shall carry out section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), and shall have employees of the Veterans' 
Employment and Training Service, or contractors, to carry out that 
section at the military installations involved by such date.
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