[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 92 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2996-S2997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2273. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON PARTICIPATION IN THE TRANSITION 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 28, 2019, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on participation in the Transition Assistance Program 
     under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, by 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Information on the participation of members of the 
     Armed Forces in the Transition Assistance Program during 
     2018, including the following:
       (A) The number of members who were eligible for 
     participation in the Program during 2018, in aggregate and by 
     component of the Armed Forces.
       (B) The number of members who participated in the Program 
     during 2018, 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 during 2018 due to a waiver of the participation 
     requirement under section 114(c)(2) of title 10, United Stats 
     Code, for each service set forth in subparagraph (B).
       (2) 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 (1)(B).
       (3) Assessments of the Transition Assistance Program by 
     members of the Armed Forces who participated in the Program 
     during 2018, including the following:
       (A) A summary of the data obtained by the Department of 
     Defense through assessments of the Program by participants in 
     the Program during 2018, 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 
     of Defense from the data described in subparagraph (A).

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       (4) Such recommendations for improvements to the Transition 
     Assistance Program as the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate in light of the data described by paragraph 
     (3)(A) and the conclusions described by paragraph (3)(B), 
     including recommendations for such legislative or 
     administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate 
     to carry out such improvements.
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