[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1845 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1845
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include, in the Transition
Assistance Program, a presentation that promotes the benefits available
to veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2025
Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include, in the Transition
Assistance Program, a presentation that promotes the benefits available
to veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, 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 ``TAP Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: PRESENTATION IN PRESEPARATION
COUNSELING TO PROMOTE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(20) A presentation that promotes the benefits available
to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs. Such presentation--
``(A) shall be standardized;
``(B) shall, before implementation, 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
Affairs;
``(C) 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 90 days before implementation;
``(D) where available, shall be presented with the
participation of--
``(i) a representative of a veterans
service organization recognized under section
5902 of title 38; or
``(ii) an individual--
``(I) recognized under section 5903
of such title; and
``(II) authorized by the Secretary
concerned to so participate;
``(E) shall include information on how a veterans
service organization may assist the member in filing a
claim described in paragraph (19);
``(F) may not encourage the member to join a
particular veterans service organization; and
``(G) may not be longer than one hour.''.
(b) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than once each year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall submit, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and House of Representatives, and to the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report that--
(1) identifies each veterans service organization that
participated in a presentation under paragraph (20) of section
1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a);
(2) contains the number of members of the Armed Forces who
attended such presentations; and
(3) includes any recommendations of the Secretary regarding
changes to such presentation or to such paragraph.
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