,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aghi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aa1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,warren1 and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require an annual report on          
participation in the ,transition        
,assistance ,program for members of the 
,armed ,forces1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,department of ,defense    
,transition ,assistance ,program        
,oversight ,improvement ,act of #bjag4  
#b4 ,annual report on participation in  
the ,transition ,assistance ,program for
 members of the ,armed ,forces ,section 
#aadd of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7g7      
,annual report  7#a7 ,not later than    
,february #bh each year1 the ,secretary 

of ,defense shall submit to ,congress a 
report on the participation of members  
of the armed forces in the program under
 this section during the preceding year4
  7#b7 ,each report under this          
subsection shall set forth1 for the year
 covered by such report1 the following3 
7,a7 ,the number of members who were    
eligible for participation in the       
program1 in aggregate and by component  
of the armed forces4  7,b7 ,the number  
of members who participated in the      
program1 in aggregate and by component  
of the armed forces1 for each of the    
following3  7i7 ,preseparation          
counseling provided by the ,department  
of ,defense4  7ii7 ,briefings provided  
by the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs4  7iii7 ,employment workshops  
provided by the ,department of ,labor4  
7,c7 ,the number of members who did not 
participate in the program due to a     
waiver of the participation requirement 
under subsection 7c77#b7 for each       
service set forth in subparagraph 7,b74 

7#c7 ,each report under this subsection 
may also include such recommendations   
for legislative or administrative action
 as the ,secretary of ,defense1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor1 the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs1 and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security1 considers          
appropriate to increase participation of
 members of the armed forces in each    
service set forth in paragraph          
7#b77;,b74  4