,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself and ,ms4 
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to designate a senior       
official responsible for the management 
and oversight of all programs and       
activities of the ,department of        
,defense related to the transition of   
members of the ,armed ,forces to        
civilian or reserve status1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,servicemember 
,civilian ,transition ,support ,act4    
#b4 ,designation of senior official for 
military to civilian or reserve         
transition  7a7 ,designation  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for   
,personnel and ,readiness shall         
designate a senior official of the      

,department of ,defense to oversee      
policy and programs related to the      
transition of members of the ,armed     
,forces from active duty to-- 7,a7      
civilian life2 or  7,b7 reserve         
components4  7#b7 ,qualifications ,the  
official designated under paragraph 7#a7
 shall be designated from among         
individuals with-- 7,a7 extensive       
experience with veterans services2 and  
7,b7 knowledge of the transition from   
active duty to-- 7i7 civilian life2 and 
7ii7 reserve components4  7b7 ,role1    
responsibility1 and authority  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,under ,secretary of       
,defense for ,personnel and ,readiness1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,defense1 shall prescribe the roles1    
responsibilities1 and authorities of the
 official designated under subsection   
7a77#a74  7#b7 ,roles1 responsibilities1
 and authorities required ,the roles1   
responsibilities1 and authorities       
prescribed pursuant to paragraph 7#a7   
shall include1 with respect to the      

transition of members of the ,armed     
,forces and their families from active  
duty to civilian life and reserve       
components-- 7,a7 serving as the        
principal advisor to the ,secretary of  
,defense1 the ,deputy ,secretary of     
,defense1 and the ,under ,secretary of  
,defense for ,personnel and ,readiness  
on policies1 operations1 and programs   
and activities relating to the          
transition of members2  7,b7 assisting  
the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,deputy 
,secretary of ,defense1 and the ,under  
,secretary of ,defense for ,personnel   
and ,readiness with policies1           
operations1 and programs and activities 
relating to the transition of members2  
7,c7 working1 in coordination with the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 the   
,secretary of ,labor1 and the ,secretary
 of ,education1 to improve the          
efficiency and effectiveness of all     
activities relating to the transition of
 members2  7,d7 serving as the chief    
transition officer of the ,department of

 ,defense1 with the mission of          
coordinating and overseeing the         
effectiveness of transition programs of 
the ,department of ,defense and ensuring
 all members of the ,armed ,forces are  
well equipped for civilian life or the  
reserve components1 as the case may be2 
7,e7 overseeing the ,military-,civilian 
,transition ,office and the             
implementation of transition programs   
across the ,department of ,defense2     
7,f7 conducting a review and assessment 
of all transition programs and services 
offered by the ,department of ,defense1 
including the ,transition ,assistance   
,program and ,skillbridge ,program1 and 
proposing legislative or administrative 
action-- 7i7 to improve the efficacy and
 efficiency of the programs2 and  7ii7  
to ensure compliance with all legal     
requirements related to transition      
assistance2 and  7,g7 working with      
,federal agencies1 ,state and local     
governments1 and nongovernmental        
organizations to improve the delivery of

 transition support services4  7c7      
,briefing on designation and            
implementation ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
provide a briefing to the congressional 
defense committees 7as defined in       
section #aja of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code7 on-- 7#a7 the status of  
the designation of the official under   
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 the           
implementation of the roles1            
responsibilities1 and authorities of the
 official under subsection 7b74