,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aghi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aa1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,r\nds 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 &   
,mr4 ,w>n]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to 
require an annual report on p>ticipation
 9 ! ,transition ,assi/ance ,program =  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se     
,transition ,assi/ance ,program         
,ov]sight ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjag4  #b4
 ,annual report on p>ticipation 9 !     
,transition ,assi/ance ,program = memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,section #aadd ( title 
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7g7 ,annual report  7#a7 ,n lat] ?an    
,febru>y #bh ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se %all submit to ,congress a      
report on ! p>ticipation ( memb]s ( !   
arm$ =ces 9 ! program "u ?is section    

dur+ ! prec$+ ye>4  7#b7 ,ea* report "u 
?is subsection %all set =?1 = ! ye>     
cov]$ by su* report1 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! 
numb] ( memb]s :o 7 eligible =          
p>ticipation 9 ! program1 9 aggregate & 
by compon5t ( ! arm$ =ces4  7,b7 ,!     
numb] ( memb]s :o p>ticipat$ 9 !        
program1 9 aggregate & by compon5t ( !  
arm$ =ces1 = ea* ( ! foll[+3  7i7       
,presep>ation c\nsel+ provid$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7ii7 ,brief+s     
provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  7iii7 ,employm5t work%ops    
provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7,c7  
,! numb] ( memb]s :o did n p>ticipate 9 
! program due to a waiv] ( !            
p>ticipation requirem5t "u subsection   
7c77#b7 = ea* s]vice set =? 9           
subp>agraph 7,b74  7#c7 ,ea* report "u  
?is subsection may also include su*     
recomm5dations = legislative or         
adm9i/rative action z ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( 
,labor1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1
 & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1     

consid]s appropriate to increase        
p>ticipation ( memb]s ( ! arm$ =ces 9   
ea* s]vice set =? 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b74 
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