College Opportunities for Servicemembers Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct outreach to institutions of higher education for purposes of entering into more agreements that may provide training or internships to members of the Armed Forces under the Skillbridge program. Skillbridge provides members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to gain civilian work experience through training, apprenticeships, or internships and connects service members who are transitioning to civilian life with job experiences.
Additionally, DOD may conduct outreach and provide assistance to institutions of higher education to support the creation of centers at the institutions through which members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for Skillbridge and veterans may receive job training.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7097 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7097
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct outreach and provide
assistance to institutions of higher education to support training and
internships for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 25, 2024
Ms. Sherrill (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Allred, Mr.
Crow, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Kim of New
Jersey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct outreach and provide
assistance to institutions of higher education to support training and
internships for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, 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 ``College Opportunities for
Servicemembers Act''.
SEC. 2. TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR TRANSITIONING MEMBERS THROUGH
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) Skillbridge.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct outreach to
institutions of higher education in order to enter into more agreements
with such institutions that may provide training or internships to
members of the Armed Forces pursuant to the Skillbridge program
established under section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Centers for Military and Veterans Education.--The Secretary of
Defense may conduct outreach and provide assistance to institutions of
higher education to support the creation of centers at such
institutions through which members of the Armed Forces eligible for
Skillbridge and veterans may receive job training.
(c) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this section, the
term ``institution of higher education'' means an institution described
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a)).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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