“A bill to provide for greater defense workforce integration, and for other purposes.”
No CRS summary available for this bill.
This section directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries concerned, to establish by one year after enactment a pathway for medically disqualified entry-level service members to transition into civilian positions within the Department of Defense (DoD) or its components for which they are qualified. The Air Force’s Develop, Redistribute, Improve, Vault, Expose (DRIVE) program satisfies this requirement and may serve as a model for other military departments; entry-level service member means a regular or reserve Armed Forces member currently attending or ordered within 90 days to attend basic training, a technical school, service academy, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), or an officer accession program (e.g., officer candidate school).
This section establishes a program to provide individuals medically disqualified for military service with information on, and referrals to, employment, apprenticeship, and training opportunities in (1) the defense industrial base, (2) cybersecurity or intelligence support roles, (3) research and development in defense technologies, (4) national emergency and disaster preparedness, or (5) other non-military opportunities in the national interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense must consult with entities in the defense industrial base, other federal agencies, and academic institutions to implement the program.
This section directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide information on career opportunities at the Military Sealift Command (MSC)—which operates Navy ships with civilian mariners—and workforce training programs for shipbuilders to all Navy personnel as part of the Transition Assistance Program process.
This section requires the Secretary of Defense, not later than one year after enactment, to submit to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees a report describing implementation of requirements under ss. 2 and 4 of this Act and s. 996 of title 10, U.S. Code, as added by s. 3 of this Act.