[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1963 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1963

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the 
     Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty receive 
comprehensive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other 
     transitional services, to require that such members receive a 
 psychological evaluation in addition to the physical examination they 
  receive as part of their separation from active duty, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2009

     Mr. Rangel (for himself, Mr. Filner, and 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 ensure that members of the 
     Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty receive 
comprehensive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other 
     transitional services, to require that such members receive a 
 psychological evaluation in addition to the physical examination they 
  receive as part of their separation from active duty, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION REQUIRED IN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TRANSITION 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BEING 
              DISCHARGED, RELEASED, OR RETIRED.

    (a) Inclusion in Preseparation Counseling.--Section 1142(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall require members under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary who are undergoing preseparation 
counseling to participate in the employment assistance, job training 
assistance, and other transitional services provided to members and 
their spouses pursuant section 1144 of this title.''.
    (b) Modification of Employment Assistance Program.--Section 1144 of 
such title is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Participation Required.--(1) The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall require members of the armed 
forces eligible for preseparation counseling under section 1142(a) of 
this title to participate in the program carried out under this 
section.
    ``(2) At a minimum, the member shall be required to participate in 
the following elements of the program:
            ``(A) Instruction in resume preparation.
            ``(B) Employment search techniques.
            ``(C) Translation of military and other skill sets to 
        civilian employment requirements.
            ``(D) Employment interview techniques.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively; and
                    (B) by striking ``In carrying out the program 
                established under this section,'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(1) The Secretaries shall assign a counselor or caseworker to 
each member participating in the program established under this section 
to evaluate the individual needs of the member and to ensure that the 
program is tailored to meet those needs.
    ``(2) In carrying out the program,''.

SEC. 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION REQUIRED FOR SEPARATING MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES.

    Section 1145(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and a psychological evaluation'' 
                after ``a physical examination''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and psychological evaluation'' 
                after ``The physical examination''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``medical examination'' and 
                inserting ``physical examination or psychological 
                evaluation''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or evaluation'' after ``the 
                examination''.
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