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H.R. 631: Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013

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H.R. 631: Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013

Plain summary

Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013 - Amends provisions concerning the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense (DOD) (employment and job training assistance and related services for members of the Armed Forces being separated from active duty, and for their spouses) to require such Program to consist of at least five days of instruction as follows: (1) at least one day of service-specific pre-separation training; (2) up to one day each for instruction in preparation for employment, preparation for education or career or technical training, preparation for entrepreneurship, or other options determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned; (3) at least two days of in-depth instruction of the participant's choice in any of the subjects described under (2), above; and (4) up to one day in benefits provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned. Requires the VA Secretary to submit to the congressional veterans committees the results of a study to determine the feasibility of providing veterans' benefits instruction at all overseas locations where such instruction is provided through a joint contract with the Secretary of Labor.

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Official text

Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Raul Ruiz (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr631 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113