[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6925 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6925

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that each member of 
     the Armed Forces receive employment assistance, job training 
 assistance, and other transitional services provided by the Secretary 
    of Labor before that member separates from active duty service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2008

 Ms. Herseth Sandlin introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that each member of 
     the Armed Forces receive employment assistance, job training 
 assistance, and other transitional services provided by the Secretary 
    of Labor before that member separates from active duty service.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES RECEIVE 
              EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, JOB TRAINING ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER 
              TRANSITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY OF LABOR.

    (a) Requirement.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1144 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Such services shall be 
provided to a member'' and inserting ``Where such services are 
available on a routine basis, the Secretary concerned shall require 
each member to receive such services''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Such section is further amended by 
striking subsection (c).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to a member of the Armed Forces whose 
discharge or release from active duty service is anticipated on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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