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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 5829. Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title V, insert
the following:
SEC. __. PRESENTATION TO PROMOTE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO
VETERANS IN PRESEPARATION COUNSELING UNDER THE
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
“(20) A presentation that promotes the benefits available
to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs. Such presentation—
“(A) shall be standardized;
“(B) 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;
“(C) shall be submitted by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives for review at least 90 days before
implementation;
“(D) where available, shall be presented with the
participation of—
“(i) a representative of a veterans service organization
recognized under section 5902 of title 38; or
“(ii) an individual—
“(I) recognized under section 5903 of such title; and
“(II) authorized by the Secretary concerned to so
participate;
“(E) shall include information on how a veterans service
organization may assist the member in filing a claim
described in paragraph (19);
“(F) may not encourage the member to join a particular
veterans service organization; and
“(G) may not exceed one hour in duration.”.
(b) Annual Report.—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 Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report
that—
(1) 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);
(2) contains the number of members of the Armed Forces who
attended such presentations; and
(3) includes any recommendations of the Secretary regarding
changes to such presentation or to such paragraph.