Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013

Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013 - Amends provisions concerning the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense (DOD) (employment and job training assistance and related services for members of the Armed Forces being separated from active duty, and for their spouses) to require such Program to consist of at least five days of instruction as follows: (1) at least one day of service-specific pre-separation training; (2) up to one day each for instruction in preparation for employment, preparation for education or career or technical training, preparation for entrepreneurship, or other options determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned; (3) at least two days of in-depth instruction of the participant's choice in any of the subjects described under (2), above; and (4) up to one day in benefits provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned.

Requires the VA Secretary to submit to the congressional veterans committees the results of a study to determine the feasibility of providing veterans' benefits instruction at all overseas locations where such instruction is provided through a joint contract with the Secretary of Labor.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 631 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 631

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide requirements for the 
 contents of the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2013

Mr. Flores (for himself and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide requirements for the 
 contents of the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Servicemembers' Choice in Transition 
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Program Contents.--The program carried out by this section 
shall consist of at least five days of instruction as follows:
            ``(1) At least one day of service-specific pre-separation 
        training, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
            ``(2) Not more than one day of instruction providing an 
        overview of each of the following subjects:
                    ``(A) Preparation for employment.
                    ``(B) Preparation for education or career or 
                technical training.
                    ``(C) Preparation for entrepreneurship.
                    ``(D) Other options determined by the Secretary 
                concerned.
            ``(3) At least two days of in-depth instruction in the 
        participants choice of the subjects described in paragraphs (A) 
        though (D) of paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Not more than one day of instruction in the benefits 
        under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned.''.
    (b) Deadline for Implementation.--The program carried out under 
section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, shall comply with the 
requirements of subsection (f) of such section, as added by subsection 
(a), by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (c) Feasibility Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House 
of Representatives the results of a study carried out by the Secretary 
to determine the feasibility of providing the instruction described in 
subsection (f)(4) of section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), at all overseas locations where such 
instruction is provided by entering into a contract jointly with the 
Secretary of Labor for the provision of such instruction.
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