[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2268 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2268

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2023

 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to 
Support Veterans Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE JOINT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

    Section 320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new subparagraphs:
            ``(C) 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 
        designate; and
            ``(D) such officers and employees of other Executive 
        agencies as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary 
        of Defense jointly determine, with the consent of the heads of 
        the Executive agencies of such officers and employees, 
        necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of the 
        Committee.'';
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(3) The co-chairs of the Committee are the Deputy Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Job Training and 
        Post-Service Placement Executive Committee'' and inserting 
        ``Transition Executive Committee'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(6) Develop, implement, and oversee such other joint 
        actions, initiatives, programs, and policies as the two 
        Secretaries determine appropriate and consistent with the 
        purpose of the Committee.''; and
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Job 
                Training and Post-Service Placement'' and inserting 
                ``Transition'';
                    (B) in the matter before paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Job Training and Post-
                        Service Placement'' and inserting 
                        ``Transition''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, in addition to such 
                        other activities as may assigned to the 
                        committee under subsection (d)(6)'' after 
                        ``shall''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, transition 
                from life in the Armed Forces to civilian life,'' after 
                ``job training''.
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