,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjah,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 
,crapo7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,labor to award grants to organizations 
for the provision of transition         
assistance to members of the ,armed     
,forces who are separated1 retired1 or  
discharged from the ,armed ,forces1 and 
spouses of such members1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,grants for provision of 
transition assistance to members of the 
,armed ,forces after separation1        
retirement1 or discharge  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall1
 in coordination with the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs1 award grants to     
eligible organizations for the provision
 of transition assistance to members of 
the ,armed ,forces who are separated1   
retired1 or discharged from the ,armed  

,forces1 and spouses of such members4   
7b7 ,use of funds ,the recipient of a   
grant under this section shall use the  
grant to coordinate for members of the  
,armed ,forces and spouses described in 
subsection 7a7 the following3  7#a7 ,job
 recruitment training1 including rsum   
assistance and interview training4  7#b7
 ,behavioral health services4  7#c7     
,financial services4  7#d7 ,legal       
assistance4  7#e7 ,educational          
supportive services4  7#f7 ,assistance  
with accessing benefits provided under  
laws administered by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs4  7#g7 ,non-clinical 
case management4  7#h7 ,entrepreneurship
 training4  7#i7 ,such other services   
that may be related to the assistance   
and services set forth in this          
subsection as the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs determines may lead  
directly to successful transition to    
civilian life4  7c7 ,eligible           
organizations ,to be eligible for a     
grant under this section1 an            

organization shall submit to the        
,secretary an application containing    
such information and assurances as the  
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,labor1 may require4  7d7 
,priority for hubs of services ,in      
awarding grants under this section1 the 
,secretary shall give priority to an    
organization that provides multiple     
forms of services described in          
subsection 7b74  7e7 ,inclusion in      
,transition ,assistance ,program        
counseling ,the ,secretary of the       
military department concerned shall     
include in the information provided to a
 member of the ,armed ,forces during    
,transition ,assistance ,program        
information regarding any recipient of a
 grant under this section that is       
located in the community in which that  
member will reside after separation1    
retirement1 or discharge from the ,armed
 ,forces4  7f7 ,amount of grant ,a grant
 under this section shall be in an      
amount that does not exceed #ej percent 

of the amount required by the           
organization to provide the services    
described in subsection 7b74  7g7       
,deadline ,the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall commence the awarding of 
grants under this section not later than
 six months after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  7h7            
,termination ,the authority to provide a
 grant under this section shall         
terminate on the date that is five years
 after the date on which the ,secretary 
commences the awarding of grants under  
this section4  7i7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #aj1jjj1jjj to carry out
 this section4  7j7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3  7#a7 ,secretary concerned
 ,the term ,secretary concerned has the 
meaning given such term in section #aja 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#b7 ,transition ,assistance ,program   
,the term ,transition ,assistance       
,program means the ,transition          
,assistance ,program under sections     

#aadb and #aadd of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code4