Sec. 5. Systems for tracking participation in Transition Assistance Program and related programs
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Commencing not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall each establish and maintain an electronic tracking system and database, applicable across the Armed Forces, in order to collect, assemble, and make available as described in paragraph
(2)information on the participation and progress of members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary in the Transition Assistance Program at the individual, installation, and total forces levels, including information on the following: Compliance with the commencement and completion timeframes of the Transition Assistance Program required by subsection
(d)of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by section 2 of this Act). Participation and completion by members of the specific elements of the Transition Assistance Program described in subsection
(h)of such section 1142. Notes made by counselors in connection with the provision of casework and other services under the Transition Assistance Program. Such other matters in connection with participation and progress of members in the Transition Assistance Program as such Secretary considers appropriate. Information in the tracking systems and databases required by paragraph (1), other than information described in paragraph (1)(C), shall be available as follows: To members of the Armed Forces undergoing the transition from military life to civilian life, for the personal information of members. To commanders of members of the Armed Forces at all levels of command for members under their command. To all counselors and managers of counseling under the Transition Assistance Program for members they serve. To the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the heads of any other departments and agencies of the Federal Government involved in the furnishing of counseling and services under the Transition Assistance Program. Commencing not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall establish and maintain an interactive, Internet-based platform for members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to act as a portal for members undergoing counseling under the Transition Assistance Program in order to permit such members to do the following: View information on and track progress of the member concerned in the required instruction and counseling of the Transition Assistance Program. View the individual assessments of the member concerned taken pursuant to clauses
(i)and
(v)of subsection (h)(1)(A) of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by section 2 of this Act). View and make changes to the transition plan of the member concerned as described in subsection (h)(1)(A)(vi) of such section 1142. Access information on the programs and resources available to members of the Armed Forces and their spouses at the military installation concerned in connection with the Transition Assistance Program. Access information and resources related to the topics under subsection
(f)of such section 1142. Access the online version of the curriculum of instruction under the Transition Assistance Program. Access and download a digital copy of the Joint Service Transcript of the member concerned. Schedule, view, or change appointments with counselors in connection with the Transition Assistance Program. Access the database maintained pursuant under section 3(d). Take the surveys conducted pursuant to section 6(a). Access such other digital information and resources in connection with the Transition Assistance Program as the Secretaries concerned and the administering Secretaries jointly consider appropriate. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretaries concerned shall take all necessary and appropriate actions to protect the personal privacy of individual members of the Armed Forces as required by law. In this section: The term Transition Assistance Program means the program of counseling, information, and services under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by section 2 of this Act). The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. The term administering Secretaries has the meaning given that term for purposes of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code (as so amended).