[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4885 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4885

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that additional 
  factors be included in the design of counseling pathways under the 
      Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2024

 Ms. Cortez Masto 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 require that additional 
  factors be included in the design of counseling pathways under 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. FACTORS FOR COUNSELING PATHWAYS UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
            ``(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 (25 U.S.C. 1603).''.
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