118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6557 — To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to conduct a study on certain grace periods under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.

“To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to conduct a study on certain grace periods under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.”

Armed forces and national security

Introduced Dec 1, 2023

Last action Dec 1, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Dec 1, 2023

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Referred

Dec 1, 2023

Armed Services

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness of the Department of Defense to study and report on reforms to grace periods under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Among other elements, the study must include an assessment of grace periods that allow for unplanned periods of leave, temporary duty, deployments, or other periods when a member of the Armed Forces is unavailable to participate in TAP.

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Dec 1, 2023

Introduced in House

Dec 1, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.