[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3623]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2611. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
and intended to be proposed 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 end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 558. INFORMATION ON APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AS PART OF 
                   TRANSITION COUNSELING PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the transition 
     counseling provided by the Department of Defense to members 
     of the Armed Forces who are in the process of separating from 
     the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) includes 
     the provision of information to such members on the 
     following:
       (1) The potential benefits of apprenticeship programs.
       (2) The appropriate use of educational assistance for 
     veterans to pay for apprenticeship programs.
       (3) The availability of veteran-focused, nonprofit 
     apprenticeship programs.
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