Sec. 553. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 553 AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(f) Additional Training Opportunities > > > ####

(1)> > As part of the program carried out under this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, when the Coast Guard is not operating within the Department of the Navy, shall permit a member of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the program to elect to receive additional training in any of the following subjects: > > > ##### “(A) > > Preparation for higher education or training. > > > ##### “(B) > > Preparation for career or technical training. > > > ##### “(C) > > Preparation for entrepreneurship. > > > ##### “(D) > > Other training options determined by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, when the Coast Guard is not operating within the Department of the Navy. > > > #### “(2) > > The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, when the Coast Guard is not operating within the Department of the Navy, shall ensure that a member of the armed forces who elects to receive additional training in subjects available under paragraph

(1)is able to receive the training.” > .