S.Amdt. 2611

SA 2611. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

SEC. 558. INFORMATION ON APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AS PART OF
TRANSITION COUNSELING PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the transition
counseling provided by the Department of Defense to members
of the Armed Forces who are in the process of separating from
the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) includes
the provision of information to such members on the
following:
(1) The potential benefits of apprenticeship programs.
(2) The appropriate use of educational assistance for
veterans to pay for apprenticeship programs.
(3) The availability of veteran-focused, nonprofit
apprenticeship programs.
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