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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2932
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on the Warrior Training
Advancement Course of the Veterans Benefits Administration.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 2023
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on
the Warrior Training Advancement Course of the Vet-
erans Benefits Administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. REPORTING ON THE WARRIOR TRAINING AD-
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VANCEMENT COURSE OF THE VETERANS
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BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION.
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(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
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(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than two years
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after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com-
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mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and
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House of Representatives a report on WARTAC.
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(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—One year after the sub-
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mission under paragraph (1) and annually there-
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after, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees
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a report that contains the elements under para-
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graphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) with regards to
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the preceding year.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—Subject to subsection (a)(2), the re-
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ports under this section shall include the following ele-
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ments:
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(1) BEST
TAP
PRACTICES.—With regards to
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TAP practices of WARTAC—
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(A) how many covered members have ap-
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plied to participate in WARTAC;
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(B) how many covered members have par-
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ticipated in WARTAC;
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(C) how the Secretary provides training to
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covered members during TAP;
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(D) how many covered members have com-
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pleted WARTAC; and
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(E) any other information the Secretary
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determines appropriate.
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(2) COST SAVINGS.—With regards to cost sav-
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ings of WARTAC—
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(A) how much money the Secretary deter-
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mines WARTAC saves the United States each
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fiscal year;
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(B) how much money the Secretary deter-
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mines WARTAC has saved the United States
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since its establishment; and
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(C) the determination of the Secretary
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whether other Federal agencies may save money
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by establishing a program similar to WARTAC.
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(3) HIRING.—With regards to hiring covered
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members who complete WARTAC—
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(A) how the Secretary identifies positions
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in the Department of Veterans Affairs for
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which such covered members may qualify;
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(B) the grades of such positions on the
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General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5,
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United States Code; and
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(C) how many such covered members the
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Secretary has hired to such positions.
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(c) DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than 30 days after
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submitting the report under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
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retary of Veterans Affairs shall transmit a copy of the re-
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port under this section to each head of a Federal agency.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem-
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ber of the Armed Forces participating in TAP.
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(2) The term ‘‘TAP’’ means the Transition As-
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sistance Program of the Department of Defense
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under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United
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States Code.
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(3) The term ‘‘WARTAC’’ means the Warrior
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Training Advancement Course of the Veterans Bene-
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fits Administration, in which the Secretary provides
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training to covered members so such covered mem-
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bers may qualify for certain employment in the Vet-
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erans Benefits Administration.
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