[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3868 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3868

 To require a minimum number of transition assistance advisors in each 
   State in connection with the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

  Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Kaufman, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Shaheen) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a minimum number of transition assistance advisors in each 
   State in connection with the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.

    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 ``Transition Assistance Advisor Act''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM NUMBER OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ADVISORS IN EACH STATE 
              IN CONNECTION WITH THE YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Minimum Number Required.--Section 582 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 
122; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(i) Transition Assistance Advisors.--
            ``(1) Minimum number of advisors in each state.--As part of 
        the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall ensure that the minimum number of Transition 
        Assistance Advisors (TAAs) in each State is as follows:
                    ``(A) During the period beginning 180 days before 
                the commencement of a contingency operation (or, if 
                later, as soon before as is otherwise practicable) and 
                ending 180 days after the conclusion of such 
                contingency operation, not less than one Transition 
                Assistance Advisor for each 1,500 members of the Army 
                National Guard of the United States and the Air 
                National Guard of the United States who reside in such 
                State.
                    ``(B) At any time not covered by subparagraph (A), 
                not less than one Transition Assistance Advisor for 
                each 5,000 members of the Army National Guard of the 
                United States and the Air National Guard of the United 
                States who reside in such State.
            ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) The term `contingency operation' has the 
                meaning given that term in section 101(a)(13) of title 
                10, United States Code.
                    ``(B) The term `State' means the several States, 
                the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of 
                Columbia, and the Virgin Islands.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
setting forth a description of the efforts of the Secretary to 
implement the requirements of subsection (i) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as added by subsection (a) of 
this section.
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