,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,mr4   
,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the           
,department of ,veterans                
,affairs-,department of ,defense ,joint 
,executive ,committee1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ensuring           
,interagency ,cooperation to ,support   
,veterans ,act of #bjbc4  #b4           
,improvements to ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs-,department of       
,defense ,joint ,executive ,committee   
,section #cbj of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by     
striking 2 and and inserting a          
semicolon2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71  

by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon2 and  7iii7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraphs3  7,c7 the ,assistant     
,secretary of ,labor for ,veterans'     
,employment and ,training and such other
 officers and employees of the          
,department of ,labor as the ,secretary 
of ,labor may designate2 and  7,d7 such 
officers and employees of other         
,executive agencies as the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs and the ,secretary  
of ,defense jointly determine1 with the 
consent of the heads of the ,executive  
agencies of such officers and employees1
 necessary to carry out the goals and   
objectives of the ,committee4  2  7,b7  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#c7 ,the co-chairs of the  
,committee are the ,deputy ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs and the ,under      
,secretary of ,defense for ,personnel   
and ,readiness4  2  7#b7 in subsection  
7b77#b71 by striking ,job ,training and 
,post-,service ,placement ,executive    

,committee and inserting ,transition    
,executive ,committee2  7#c7 in         
subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#f7         
,develop1 implement1 and oversee such   
other joint actions1 initiatives1       
programs1 and policies as the two       
,secretaries determine appropriate and  
consistent with the purpose of the      
,committee4  2 and  7#d7 in subsection  
7e7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by
 striking ,job ,training and            
,post-,service ,placement and inserting 
,transition2  7,b7 in the matter before 
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,job   
,training and ,post-,service ,placement 
and inserting ,transition2 and  7ii7 by 
inserting 1 in addition to such other   
activities as may assigned to the       
committee under subsection 7d77#f7 after
 shall2 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
inserting 1 transition from life in the 
,armed ,forces to civilian life1 after  
job training4