,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjbe,mr4 
,van ,orden introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,veterans'
 ,affairs1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to include1 in the       
,transition ,assistance ,program1 a     
presentation that promotes the benefits 
available to veterans under laws        
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,tap ,promotion    
,act4  #b4 ,transition assistance       
program3 presentation in preseparation  
counseling to promote benefits available
 to veterans  7a7 ,in general ,section  

#aadb7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#bj7 ,a  
presentation that promotes the benefits 
available to veterans under the laws    
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs4 ,such presentation--
 7,a7 shall be standardized2  7,b7      
shall1 before implementation1 be        
reviewed and approved by the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs in collaboration  
with veterans service organizations that
 provide claims assistance under the    
benefits delivery at discharge program  
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs2  7,c7 shall be submitted by   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to 
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  
of the ,senate and the ,house of        
,representatives for review at least #ij
 days before implementation2  7,d7 where
 available1 shall be presented with the 
participation of-- 7i7 a representative 
of a veterans service organization      
recognized under section #eijb of title 

#ch2 or  7ii7 an individual-- 7,i7      
recognized under section #eijc of such  
title2 and  7,,ii7 authorized by the    
,secretary concerned to so participate2 
7,e7 shall include information on how a 
veterans service organization may assist
 the member in filing a claim described 
in paragraph 7#ai72  7,f7 may not       
encourage the member to join a          
particular veterans service             
organization2 and  7,g7 may not be      
longer than one hour4  4  7b7 ,annual   
report ,not less frequently than once   
each year after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit1 to  
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives1 and to the ,committees
 on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate  
and ,house of ,representatives1 a report
 that-- 7#a7 identifies each veterans   
service organization that participated  
in a presentation under paragraph 7#bj7 
of section #aadb7;b7 of title #aj1      

,united ,states ,code1 as added by      
subsection 7a72  7#b7 contains the      
number of members of the ,armed ,forces 
who attended such presentations2 and    
7#c7 includes any recommendations of the
 ,secretary regarding changes to such   
presentation or to such paragraph4