Sec. 533. Report on availability of postsecondary credit for skills acquired during military service
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Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Education, and Labor, shall submit to Congress a report on the transfer of skills into equivalent postsecondary credits or technical certifications for members of the armed forces leaving the military. Such report shall describe each the following: Each skill that may be acquired during military service that is eligible for transfer into an equivalent postsecondary credit or technical certification.
The academic level of the equivalent postsecondary credit or technical certification for each such skill. Each academic institution that awards an equivalent postsecondary credit or technical certification for such skills, including— each such academic institution's status as a public or private institution, and as a non-profit or for-profit institution; and the number of veterans that applied to such academic institution who were able to receive equivalent postsecondary credits or technical certifications in the preceding fiscal year, and the academic level of the credits or certifications.
The number of members of the armed forces who left the military in the preceding fiscal year, and the number of such members who met with an academic or technical training advisor as part of the member's participation in the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.