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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 to take c]ta9 /eps to improve !        
,transition ,assi/ance ,program1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,loya-,se>s ,w>rior     
,transition ,assi/ance ,re=m ,act (     
#bjah4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,congress affirms !       
importance ( ,,tap 9 prep>+ memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to rejo9  
civil society z productive citiz5s      
foll[+ _! s]vice4  7#b7 ,despite        
consid]able ef=t & inve/m5t 9 milit>y   
transition assi/ance programs ov] _m    
ye>s1 /rong evid5ce exi/s t _m vet]ans  
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significant *all5ges 9 liv+ heal?y &    
productive lives4  7#c7 ,congress       
obs]ves ) conc]n ! unacceptably high    

rates ( suicide1 unemploym5t1 &         
homelessness t p]si/ among ,am]ica's    
vet]an population4  7#d7 ,:ile difficult
 to precisely e/abli% ! causal basis (  
?is crisis1 ,congress is conc]n$ t      
managem5t controls %\ld be improv$ to   
ensure ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se complies ) 
curr5t /atutes reg>d+ ,,tap att5dance & 
p>ticipation1 effective allocation (    
transition assi/ance res\rces1 &        
effective measurem5t ( ,,tap outcomes ) 
timely fe$back to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
& its int]ag5cy p>tn]s 9 ! ,dep>tm5ts ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs & ,labor4  #c4        
,requir$ actions ,n lat] ?an #abj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all provide an     
action plan to ! congressional def5se   
committees to accompli% ! foll[+ )      
reg>ds to all memb]s ( ! regul> & res]ve
 compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces3 7#a7 ,m&ate 
initiation ( ,,tap "o ye> be=e sep>ation
 f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7 ,/&>dize ,,tap  
curriculum across all milit>y dep>tm5ts4
  7#c7 ,ensure unit & in/allation       

compliance ) applicable /atutes gov]n+  
,,tap program managem5t & individual    
att5dance4  7#d7 ,implem5tation1 9      
consultation ) ! ,secret>ies ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs & ,labor1 ( /&>diz$ p]=mance   
metrics to measure ,,tap p>ticipation & 
outcome-bas$ objective b5*m>ks 9 ord]   
to-- 7,a7 provide fe$back to /akehold]s 
( ea* ( ! ,dep>tm5ts ( ,def5se1 ,vet]ans
 ,affairs1 & ,labor2  7,b7 improve      
program curriculum2  7,c7 %>e be/       
practices2 &  7,d7 facilitate effective 
ov]sight ( ,,tap4  #d4 ,report  7a7     
,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! 
,secret>ies ( ,vet]ans ,affairs &       
,labor1 %all provide a report to !      
congressional def5se committees conta9+ 
recomm5dations to improve ! efficacy (  
,,tap4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report "u ?is   
section %all include recomm5dations     
reg>d+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,me?ods to improve
 & exp& ! duration & practical utility (
 ! ,,tap curriculum 9 ord] to           

effectively prep>e memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces to rejo9 ! civilian labor =ce4    
7#b7 ,ways to m effectively utilize     
national & local vet]ans s]vice         
organizations to support vet]ans ?r\gh\t
 transition4  7#c7 ,propos$ *anges to   
law or policy to improve ! ability (    
,,tap to prep>e memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
to rejo9 civil society 9 productive     
mann]s4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,! t]m ,,tap means ! ,transition   
,assi/ance ,program "u sections #aadb & 
#aadd ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7#b7 ,! t]ms milit>y dep>tm5ts &        
congressional def5se committees h !     
mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #aja (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4