[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2246 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2246

    To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition 
                   training, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 28, 2012

  Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition 
                   training, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``TAP Modernization Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING.

    (a) Provision of Off-Base Transition Training.--During the three-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall provide the Transition Assistance Program 
under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, to eligible 
individuals at locations other than military installations in not less 
than three and not more than five States selected by the Secretary.
    (b) Selection of Locations.--In selecting States in which to carry 
out the training under subsection (a), the Secretary shall select the 
States with the highest rates of veteran unemployment. The Secretary 
shall provide such training to veterans at a sufficient number of 
locations within the selected States to meet the need. The Secretary 
shall select such locations to facilitate access by participants and 
may not select any location on a military installation other than a 
National Guard or reserve facility that is not located on an active 
duty military installation.
    (c) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, an 
eligible individual is a veteran or the spouse of a veteran.
    (d) Inclusion of Information About Veterans Benefits.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that the training provided under subsection (a) 
generally follows the content of the Transition Assistance Program 
under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code.
    (e) Integrating Subject Matter Experts.--The Secretary of Labor 
shall include in any contract entered into pursuant to section 1144 of 
title 10, United States Code, or section 4113 of title 38, United 
States Code, a requirement to include experts in subject matters 
relating to human resources practices, including resume writing, 
interviewing and job searching skills, and the provision of information 
about post-secondary education.
    (f) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of any year during which 
the Secretary provides training under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the provision of such training.
    (g) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
termination of the three-year period described in subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report on the training provided under such subsection. The report shall 
include the evaluation of the Comptroller General regarding the 
feasibility of carrying out off-base transition training at locations 
nationwide.
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