[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2799 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2799

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve oversight of the 
  Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve oversight of the 
  Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, 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 ``Department of Defense Transition 
Assistance Program Oversight Improvement Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Annual Report on Participation in Program.--Section 1144 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(g) Annual Report on Participation in Program.--(1) Not later 
than February 28 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the participation of members of the armed 
forces in the program under this section during the preceding year.
    ``(2) Each report under this subsection shall set forth, for the 
year covered by such report, the following:
            ``(A) The number of members who were eligible for 
        participation in the program, in aggregate and by component of 
        the armed forces.
            ``(B) The number of members who participated in the 
        program, in aggregate and by component of the armed forces, for 
        each service as follows:
                    ``(i) Preseparation counseling provided by the 
                Department of Defense.
                    ``(ii) Briefings provided by the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs.
                    ``(iii) Employment workshops provided by the 
                Department of Labor.
            ``(C) The number of members who did not participate in the 
        program due to a waiver of the participation requirement under 
        subsection (c)(2) for each service set forth in subparagraph 
        (B).
    ``(3) Each report under this subsection may also include such 
recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
considers appropriate to increase participation of members of the armed 
forces in each service set forth in paragraph (2)(B).''.
    (b) Annual Report on Assessment of Program by Participants.--Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(h) Annual Report on Assessment of Program by Participants.--(1) 
Not later than February 28 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on assessments of the program under this 
section during the preceding calendar year by participants in the 
program.
    ``(2) Each report under this subsection shall set forth, for the 
year covered by such report, the following:
            ``(A) A summary of the data obtained by the Department of 
        Defense through assessments of the program during such year by 
        participants in the program, including data obtained through 
        the assessments as follows:
                    ``(i) The Transition Goals Plans Success (GPS) 
                Participant Assessment.
                    ``(ii) Status of Forces Surveys (SOFS).
            ``(B) A summary of the conclusions derived by the Secretary 
        from the data described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) Such recommendations for improvements to the program 
        as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the data 
        described by subparagraph (A) and the conclusions described by 
        subparagraph (B), including recommendations for such 
        legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate to carry out such improvements.''.
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