H.R. 631: Servicemembers’ Choice in Transition Act of 2013

Introduced:
Feb 13, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX17]
Status:
Referred to Committee
See Instead:

S. 889 (same title)
Referred to Committee — May 07, 2013

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 13, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 13, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 13, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

78% chance of getting past committee.
31% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
6 cosponsors (5D, 1R) (show)
Committees

House Armed Services

↪ Military Personnel

House Veterans' Affairs

↪ Economic Opportunity

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Full Title

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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Last updated Feb 13, 2013.
3 pages

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2/13/2013--Introduced.
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.

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