,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #faae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbj,mr4    
,latta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4    
,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,web] (       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,re$7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 to e/abli% p]=mance measures reg>d+ !  
,cr$5tial+ ,opportunities ,on-,l9e      
programs ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prep>+ 
,s]vicememb]s = ,success ,act4  #b4     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 
,octob]1 #bjaf1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates releas$ a report detail+ 
ef=ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to e/abli%
 programs to assi/ memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces 9 obta9+ in=mation on pr(essional 
cr$5tials relat$ to _! milit>y          
occupational specialties s ! memb]s may 
f9d employm5t aft] sep>at+ f ! ,arm$    
,=ces4  7#b7 ,9 su* report1 !           

,comptroll] ,g5]al f\nd t ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se fail$ to develop p]=mance       
measures to gauge ! effectiv5ess ( su*  
programs4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  
did n concur ) ! recomm5dation ( !      
,comptroll] ,g5]al to develop & implem5t
 p]=mance measures = ! programs4  7#d7  
,s9ce ! release ( su* report1 !         
,secret>y has s\ght to improve          
opportunities = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
to obta9 pr(essional cr$5tials by       
e/abli%+ p]=mance goals1 su* z !        
integration ( relevant policy ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se into ! c>e] inve/m5t
 portfolio concept1 & ! implem5tation & 
integration ( c]ta9 programs into !     
,s]vice ,memb] ,outcomes ,portal4  7#e7 
,due to ! lack ( p]=mance measures1     
entities int]e/$ 9 ! success ( memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces :o sep>ate f ! ,arm$      
,=ces1 includ+ vet]an s]vice            
organizations1 pot5tial employ]s1       
education (ficials1 & ,memb]s (         
,congress1 are unable to accurately     
gauge ! success ( ! ,cr$5tial+          

,opportunities ,on-,l9e programs        
7h]e9aft]1 ,,cool programs7 ( ea* ,arm$ 
,=ce4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( p]=mance       
measures = ! ,cr$5tial+ ,opportunities  
,on-,l9e programs ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli%        
additional p]=mance measures to evaluate
 ! effectiv5ess ( ! ,,cool programs (   
ea* ,arm$ ,=ce 9 connect+ memb]s ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces ) pr(essional cr$5tial      
programs4 ,su* measures %all include !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! p]c5tage ( memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ce conc]n$ describ$ 9 section   
#aadb7;a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 :o p>ticipate 9 a pr(essional    
cr$5tial program ?r\gh ! ,,cool program 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ce conc]n$4  7#b7 ,!        
p]c5tage ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ce conc]n$
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 :o h complet$ 
a pr(essional cr$5tial program describ$ 
9 t p>agraph4  7#c7 ,! p]c5tage ( memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ce conc]n$ describ$ 9      
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 :o are employ$ n  

lat] ?an "o ye> aft] sep>ation or       
release f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7b7           
,coord9ation ,to c>ry out ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se may coord9ate ) !  
,secret>ies ( ,vet]ans ,affairs &       
,labor4