TAP Promotion Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3938 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3938

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of
   veterans service organizations to participate in presentations to
  promote certain benefits available to veterans during preseparation
counseling under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of
                    Defense, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2026

  Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Risch, Ms.
   Rosen, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Kelly, Ms.
   Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
    Curtis, Mr. Ossoff, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Scott of
   Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of
   veterans service organizations to participate in presentations to
  promote certain benefits available to veterans during preseparation
counseling under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of
                    Defense, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``TAP Promotion Act''.

SEC. 2. 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.
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