,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #h1 #bjah ,mr4    
,r\nds 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      
improve ov]sight ( ! ,transition        
,assi/ance ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,transition         
,assi/ance ,program ,ov]sight           
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,annual  
reports on ! ,transition ,assi/ance     
,program  7a7 ,annual report on         
p>ticipation 9 ,program ,section #aadd (
 title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7g7 ,annual report on      
p>ticipation 9 ,program  7#a7 ,n lat]   
?an ,febru>y #bh ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all submit to ! ,committees on 
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives a report on !           

p>ticipation ( memb]s ( ! arm$ =ces 9 ! 
program "u ?is section dur+ ! prec$+    
ye>4  7#b7 ,ea* report "u ?is subsection
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report1 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! numb] (      
memb]s :o 7 eligible = p>ticipation 9 ! 
program1 9 aggregate & by compon5t ( !  
arm$ =ces4  7,b7 ,! numb] ( memb]s :o   
p>ticipat$ 9 ! program1 9 aggregate & by
 compon5t ( ! arm$ =ces1 = ea* s]vice z 
foll[s3  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 
4  7b7 ,annual report on assessm5t (    
,program by p>ticipants ,su* section is 
fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   
new subsection3  7h7 ,annual report on  
assessm5t ( ,program by p>ticipants     
7#a7 ,n lat] ?an ,febru>y #bh ea* ye>1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !   
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on
 assessm5ts ( ! program "u ?is section  
dur+ ! prec$+ cal5d> ye> by p>ticipants 
9 ! program4  7#b7 ,ea* report "u ?is   
subsection %all set =?1 = ! ye> cov]$ by
 su* report1 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a summ>y (
 ! data obta9$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
?r\gh assessm5ts ( ! program dur+ su*   
ye> by p>ticipants 9 ! program1 includ+ 
data obta9$ ?r\gh ! assessm5ts z foll[s3
  7i7 ,! ,transition ,goals ,plans      
,success 7,,gps7 ,p>ticipant ,assessm5t4
  7ii7 ,/atus ( ,=ces ,surveys 7,,s(s74 

7,b7 ,a summ>y ( ! conclusions d]iv$ by 
! ,secret>y f ! data describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,su*            
recomm5dations = improvem5ts to !       
program z ! ,secret>y consid]s          
appropriate 9 light ( ! data describ$ by
 subp>agraph 7,a7 & ! conclusions       
describ$ by subp>agraph 7,b71 includ+   
recomm5dations = su* legislative or     
adm9i/rative action z ! ,secret>y       
consid]s appropriate to c>ry out su*    
improvem5ts4  4