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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 3838 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1107

Sec. 1107. Defense workforce integration

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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries concerned shall establish a pathway for medically disqualified entry-level service members to enter civilian positions for which they are qualified in the Department of Defense or any of its components. The Air Force's Develop, Redistribute, Improve, Vault, Expose (DRIVE) program shall be considered sufficient to meet the requirements of paragraph
(1)and may, but need not, serve as a baseline from which the other military departments design their programs. In this subsection, the term entry-level service member means a regular or reserve member of the Armed Forces who is currently attending or has military orders to attend within 90 days— basic training; a technical school of the Armed Forces; a service academy; the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC); an officer accession program, including officer candidate school, officer training school, officer development school, or equivalent program. Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a program to provide individuals who are not medically qualified for military service with information on employment opportunities in the defense industrial base or other employment opportunities in support of the national interests of the United States. The program established under subsection
(a)shall inform and refer persons described in subsection
(a)to employment, apprenticeship, and training opportunities in— the defense industrial base, including the maritime and shipbuilding industries; cybersecurity or intelligence support roles; research and development in defense technologies; national emergency and disaster preparedness; or any other non-military opportunity the Secretary considers in the national interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall consult with entities in the defense industrial base, other Federal agencies, and academic institutions to carry out this section. . The Secretary of the Navy shall provide information about career opportunities at Military Sealift Command and workforce training programs for shipbuilders to all Navy personnel as part of the Transition Assistance Program process. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing implementation of the requirements under subsections
(a)and
(c)of this section and section 996 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(b)of this section.
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