[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6725 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6725

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish additional factors 
  that determine pathways in the Transition Assistance Program of the 
                         Department of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2023

Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Arrington, and Ms. Houlahan) 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 establish additional factors 
  that determine pathways in the Transition Assistance Program of the 
                         Department of Defense.

    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 Improvement by Estimating 
Risk Act'' or the ``TIER Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING IN THE TRANSITION 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``Disability'' and 
        inserting ``Potential or confirmed disability'';
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``Character'' and 
        inserting ``Potential or confirmed character'';
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); 
        and
            (4) 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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