BATTLE for Servicemembers Act

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 25, 2018

Better Access to Technical Training, Learning, and Entrepreneurship for Servicemembers Act or the BATTLE for Servicemembers Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to waive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) under certain circumstances. The TAP provides information and training to service members and their spouses to assist them in the transition to civilian life by pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, or starting their own business. Under the bill, service members must participate in TAP training programs unless they choose to opt out of such programs.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D–OH

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Aug 1, 2018
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
Apr 25, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced in Senate

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HR 4954 · BATTLE for Servicemembers Act

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