Sec. 4306. LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON CHANGES TO TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 4306 LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON CHANGES TO TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ###

(a)Study Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall conduct a five-year longitudinal study regarding the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code (TAP), on three separate cohorts of members of the Armed Forces who have separated from the Armed Forces, including— ####

(1)a cohort that has attended counseling under the Transition Assistance Program as implemented on the date of the enactment of this Act; ####

(2)a cohort that attends counseling under the Transition Assistance Program after the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor implement changes recommended in the report under section 136(b); and ####

(3)a cohort that has not attended counseling under the Transition Assistance Program. ###

(b)Progress Reports Not later than 90 days after the date that is one year after the date of the initiation of the study under subsection (a), and annually thereafter for the three subsequent years, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a progress report of activities under the study during the immediately preceding year. ###

(c)Final Report ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report of final findings and recommendations based on the study. ####

(2)Elements The final report under paragraph

(1)shall include information regarding the following: #####

(A)The percentage of each cohort that received unemployment benefits during the study under subsection (a). #####

(B)The numbers of months members of each cohort were employed during the study. #####

(C)Annual starting and ending salaries of members of each cohort who were employed during the study. #####

(D)How many members of each cohort enrolled in an institution of higher learning, as that term is defined in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. #####

(E)The academic credit hours, degrees, and certificates obtained by members of each cohort during the study. #####

(F)The annual income of members of each cohort. #####

(G)The total household income of members of each cohort. #####

(H)How many members of each cohort own their principal residences. #####

(I)How many dependents members of each cohort have. #####

(J)The percentage of each cohort that achieves a successful outcome for the Transition Assistance Program, as determined under section 136(a)(7). #####

(K)Other criteria the Secretaries and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration determine appropriate. ###

(d)Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and ####

(2)the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. # TITLE V DEBORAH SAMPSON