[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7542 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7542

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to identify additional factors 
for the design of the counseling pathways of the Transition Assistance 
                                Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2020

   Mr. Levin of California 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 identify additional factors 
for the design of the counseling pathways of the Transition Assistance 
                                Program.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL FACTORS FOR COUNSELING PATHWAYS OF THE TRANSITION 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Medical or Administrative Discharge.--Section 1142(c)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``Disability'' and 
        inserting ``Potential or confirmed medical discharge of the 
        member''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``Character'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``Potential or confirmed involuntary 
        separation of the member.''
    (b) Family Dynamics.--Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by section (a), is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:
            ``(M) Child care requirements of the member (including 
        whether a dependent of the member is enrolled in the 
        Exceptional Family Member Program).
            ``(N) The employment status of other adults in the 
        household of the member.
            ``(O) The location of the duty station of the member 
        (including whether the member was separated from family while 
        on duty).
            ``(P) The effects of operating tempo and personnel tempo on 
        the member and the household of the member.
            ``(Q) Whether the member is an Indian or urban Indian, as 
        those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care 
        Improvement Act (Public Law 94-437; 25 U.S.C. 1603).''.
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