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IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act

USA116th CongressS-1555| Senate 
| Updated: 5/21/2019
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (9)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Improving Preparation and Resources for Occupational, Vocational, and Educational Transition for Servicemembers Act or the IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act This bill revises provisions that require the Department of Defense (DOD) and, with respect to the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to operate a program providing individual pre-separation counseling and services to assist members of the Armed Forces who are transitioning to civilian life. The bill's changes include (1) revising various deadlines in the transition program, (2) requiring the use of surveys and electronic systems to track the progress of participating individuals, and (3) establishing a program to provide Armed Forces members with information about the transition program and about career and educational opportunities available during military service. DOD and DHS must annually report on the furnishing of such pre-separation counseling, information, and services. The Government Accountability Office must report on service member participation in transition assistance programs at small and remote military installations.
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Timeline
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • May 21, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 21, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Community life and organizationCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDigital mediaEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMental healthMilitary command and structureMilitary education and trainingMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsState and local government operationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical care

IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act

USA116th CongressS-1555| Senate 
| Updated: 5/21/2019
Improving Preparation and Resources for Occupational, Vocational, and Educational Transition for Servicemembers Act or the IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act This bill revises provisions that require the Department of Defense (DOD) and, with respect to the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to operate a program providing individual pre-separation counseling and services to assist members of the Armed Forces who are transitioning to civilian life. The bill's changes include (1) revising various deadlines in the transition program, (2) requiring the use of surveys and electronic systems to track the progress of participating individuals, and (3) establishing a program to provide Armed Forces members with information about the transition program and about career and educational opportunities available during military service. DOD and DHS must annually report on the furnishing of such pre-separation counseling, information, and services. The Government Accountability Office must report on service member participation in transition assistance programs at small and remote military installations.
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Timeline
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • May 21, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 21, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (9)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Community life and organizationCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDigital mediaEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMental healthMilitary command and structureMilitary education and trainingMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsState and local government operationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical care