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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 8070 (Received in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 563

Sec. 563. Transition Assistance Program: presentation in preseparation counseling to promote benefits available to veterans

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Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: A presentation that promotes the benefits available to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such presentation— shall be standardized; 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; 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; where available, shall be presented with the participation of— a representative of a veterans service organization recognized under section 5902 of title 38; or an individual— recognized under section 5903 of such title; and authorized by the Secretary concerned to so participate; shall include information on how a veterans service organization may assist the member in filing a claim described in paragraph (19); may not encourage the member to join a particular veterans service organization; and may not be longer than one hour. .
Not less than 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— 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); contains the number of members of the Armed Forces who attended such presentations; and includes any recommendations of the Secretary regarding changes to such presentation or to such paragraph.
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