,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #feeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,neguse introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,"u ,secret>y 
( ,def5se = ,p]sonnel & ,read9ess to    
conduct a /udy on c]ta9 grace p]iods "u 
! ,transition ,assi/ance ,program ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  #a4 ,/udy & report
 on grace p]iods "u ,transition         
,assi/ance ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,def5se = ,p]sonnel & ,read9ess1 9      
coord9ation ) ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al      
ag5cies ! ,"u ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate1 %all conduct a compreh5sive
 /udy on re=ms to grace p]iods "u ,,tap4
 ,su* /udy %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,an assessm5t ( ! impact ( unit task+ on
 ! ability ( a cov]$ memb] to transition
 to civilian life4  7#b7 ,a review1     
disaggregat$ by milit>y dep>tm5t1 (     
curr5t practices reg>d+ unit task+ dur+ 
,,tap4  7#c7 ,an analysis ( ea* *all5ge 

a cov]$ memb] faces :5 balanc+ duty     
assignm5ts ) ! requirem5ts to p>ticipate
 9 ,,tap4  7#d7 ,an assessm5t ( su*     
grace p]iods t all[ = unplann$ p]iods ( 
leave1 tempor>y duty1 deploym5ts1 or o!r
 p]iods :5 a cov]$ memb] is unavailable 
to p>ticipate 9 ,,tap4  7b7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y %all submit
 to ! ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
report t includes ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!     
f9d+s & conclusions ( ! ,"u ,secret>y   
bas$ on ! /udy "u subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,! recomm5dations ( ! ,"u ,secret>y :e!r
 to re=m su* grace p]iods4  7#c7 ,!     
recomm5dation ( ! ,"u ,secret>y :e!r a  
memb] ( an ,arm$ ,=ce1 :ile a cov]$     
memb]1 may receive ord]s only f ! comm& 
po/ or headqu>t]s ( ! unit to :i* su*   
memb] is assign$4  7#d7 ,a compreh5sive 
plan1 includ+ propos$ timel9es1         
mile/ones1 & res\rces ! ,"u ,secret>y   
det]m9es necess>y1 to implem5t su*      
recomm5dations4  7#e7 ,any o!r in=mation

 or recomm5dation ! ,"u ,secret>y       
det]m9es-- 7,a7 appropriate2  7,b7 w\ld 
improve ,,tap2 or  7,c7 w\ld facilitate 
a successful transition to civilian life
 = a cov]$ memb]4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ memb]    
means a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces p>ticipat+
 9 ,,tap4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,,tap means !    
,transition ,assi/ance ,program ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se "u sections #aadb & 
#aadd1 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7#c7 ,! t]m unit task+ means a def9$ &
 measurable activity assign$ to a unit (
 an ,arm$ ,=ce by ! comm& po/ or        
headqu>t]s ( su* unit4