,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1 #bjah 
,mr4 ,rounds 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 improve       
oversight of the ,transition ,assistance
 ,program of the ,department of         
,defense1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,department of ,defense ,transition
 ,assistance ,program ,oversight        
,improvement ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,annual
 reports on the ,transition ,assistance 
,program  7a7 ,annual report on         
participation in ,program ,section #aadd
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsection3  7g7 ,annual  
report on participation in ,program     
7#a7 ,not later than ,february #bh each 
year1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
submit to the ,committees on ,armed     

,services of the ,senate and the ,house 
of ,representatives 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 service as follows3    
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  7b7 ,annual report on    
assessment of ,program by participants  
,such section is further amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7h7 ,annual report on      
assessment of ,program by participants  
7#a7 ,not later than ,february #bh each 
year1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
submit to the ,committees on ,armed     
,services of the ,senate and the ,house 
of ,representatives a report on         
assessments of the program under this   
section during the preceding calendar   

year by participants in the program4    
7#b7 ,each report under this subsection 
shall set forth1 for the year covered by
 such report1 the following3  7,a7 ,a   
summary of the data obtained by the     
,department of ,defense through         
assessments of the program during such  
year by participants in the program1    
including data obtained through the     
assessments as follows3  7i7 ,the       
,transition ,goals ,plans ,success      
7,,gps7 ,participant ,assessment4  7ii7 
,status of ,forces ,surveys 7,,sofs74   
7,b7 ,a summary of the conclusions      
derived by the ,secretary from the data 
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7   
,such recommendations for improvements  
to the program as the ,secretary        
considers appropriate in light of the   
data described by subparagraph 7,a7 and 
the conclusions described by            
subparagraph 7,b71 including            
recommendations for such legislative or 
administrative action as the ,secretary 
considers appropriate to carry out such 

improvements4  4