,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1    
#bjah,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,rounds1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 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 members of the ,armed ,forces
 to receive additional training under   
the ,transition ,assistance ,program1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,better ,access to ,technical ,training1
 ,learning1 and ,entrepreneurship for   
,servicemembers ,act or the ,,battle for
 ,servicemembers ,act4  #b4 ,required   
training2 waivers ,section #aadd7;f7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in the heading1 by      
striking ,opportunities2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by inserting and 
subject to paragraph 7#b7 after section2
  7,b7 by striking the ,secretary of    

,defense and all that follows through   
shall permit2 and  7,c7 by striking to  
elect to and inserting shall2 and  7#c7 
by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting
 the following new paragraph3  7#b7 ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense and the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall1
 under regulations such ,secretaries    
shall prescribe1 waive the additional   
training under paragraph 7#a7 for3  7,a7
 ,such groups or classifications of     
members as the ,secretaries determine1  
after consultation with the ,secretary  
of ,labor and the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs1 for whom            
participation is not and would not be of
 assistance to such members based on the
 articulable justification of the       
,secretaries that there is              
extraordinarily high reason to believe  
the exempted members are unlikely to    
face major readjustment1 health care1   
employment1 or other challenges         
associated with transition to civilian  
life4  7,b7 ,a member possessing        

specialized skills who1 due to          
unavoidable circumstances1 is needed to 
support the imminent deployment of a    
unit4  7,c7 ,a member who elects in     
writing not to receive such additional  
training4  4