[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3511-S3512]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 492. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Risch, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Peters) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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. 569. EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON CAREER 
                   READINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Programs of Education Required.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2015 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2015a. Education of members on career readiness and 
       professional development

       ``(a) Program of Education Required.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall carry out a program to provide education on 
     career readiness and professional development to members of 
     the armed forces.
       ``(b) Elements.--The program under this section shall 
     provide members with the following:
       ``(1) Information on the transition plan as described in 
     section 1142(b)(10) of this title.
       ``(2) Information on opportunities available to members 
     during military service for professional development and 
     preparation for a career after military service, including--
       ``(A) programs of education, certification, training, and 
     employment assistance (including programs under sections 
     1143(e), 2007, and 2015 of this title); and
       ``(B) programs and resources available to members in 
     communities in the vicinity of military installations.
       ``(3) Instruction on the use of online and other electronic 
     mechanisms in order to access the education, training, and 
     assistance and resources described in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Such other information, instruction, and matters as 
     the Secretary shall specify for purposes of this section.
       ``(c) Timing of Provision of Information.--Subject to 
     subsection (d), information, instruction, and other matters 
     under the program under this section shall be provided to 
     members at the times as follows:
       ``(1) Upon arrival at first duty station.
       ``(2) Upon arrival at any subsequent duty station.
       ``(3) Upon deployment.
       ``(4) Upon promotion.
       ``(5) Upon reenlistment.
       ``(6) At any other point in a military career specified by 
     the Secretary for purposes of this section
       ``(d) Single Provision of Information in a Year With 
     Multiple Events.--A member who has received information and 
     instruction under the program under this section in 
     connection with an event specified in subsection (c) in a 
     year may elect not to undergo additional receipt of 
     information and instruction under the program in connection 
     with another such event in the year, unless such other event 
     is arrival at a new duty station.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 101 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 2015 the 
     following new item:

``2015a. Education of members on career readiness and professional 
              development.''.

       (b) Report on Implementation.--

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       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     the program of education required by section 2015a of title 
     10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), 
     including the following:
       (A) A comprehensive description of the actions taken to 
     implement the program of education.
       (B) A comprehensive description of the program of 
     education.
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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