[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2379]
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  SA 179. Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT EXECUTIVE 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to Support Veterans Act of 
     2023''.
       (b) In General.--Section 320 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' 
     Employment and Training and such other officers and employees 
     of the Department of Labor as the Secretary of Labor may 
     designate; and
       ``(D) such officers and employees of other Executive 
     agencies as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Secretary of Defense jointly determine, with the consent of 
     the heads of the Executive agencies of such officers and 
     employees, necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of 
     the Committee.'';
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The co-chairs of the Committee are the Deputy 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Job Training and 
     Post-Service Placement Executive Committee'' and inserting 
     ``Transition Executive Committee'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Develop, implement, and oversee such other joint 
     actions, initiatives, programs, and policies as the two 
     Secretaries determine appropriate and consistent with the 
     purpose of the Committee.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Job Training 
     and Post-Service Placement'' and inserting ``Transition'';
       (B) in the matter before paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Job Training and Post-Service Placement'' 
     and inserting ``Transition'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, in addition to such other activities 
     as may assigned to the committee under subsection (d)(6)'' 
     after ``shall''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, transition from life 
     in the Armed Forces to civilian life,'' after ``job 
     training''.
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