[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1684 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1684

 To require a pilot program on the provision of certain information to 
State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of members of the 
          Armed Forces from military service to civilian life.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 12, 2013

  Mr. Toomey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a pilot program on the provision of certain information to 
State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of members of the 
          Armed Forces from military service to civilian life.

    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 Transition 
Improvement Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO STATE 
              VETERANS AGENCIES TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF MEMBERS 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO CIVILIAN 
              LIFE.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
advisability of providing the information described in subsection (b) 
on members of the Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces 
to State veterans agencies as a means of facilitating the transition of 
members of the Armed Forces from military service to civilian life.
    (b) Covered Information.--The information described in this 
subsection with respect to a member is as follows:
            (1) Department of Defense Form DD 214.
            (2) A personal email address.
            (3) A personal telephone number.
            (4) A mailing address.
    (c) Voluntary Participation.--The participation of a member in the 
pilot program shall be at the election of the member.
    (d) Form of Provision of Information.--Information shall be 
provided to State veterans agencies under the pilot program in 
digitized electronic form.
    (e) Use of Information.--Information provided to State veterans 
agencies under the pilot program may be shared by such agencies with 
appropriate county veterans service offices in such manner and for such 
purposes as the Secretary shall specify for purposes of the pilot 
program.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the pilot program. The report shall include a description of the 
pilot program and such recommendations, including recommendations for 
continuing or expanding the pilot program, as the Secretary considers 
appropriate in light of the pilot program.
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