S.Amdt. 179

SA 179. Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to Support Veterans Act of
2023''.
(b) In General.--Section 320 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(C) the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans'
Employment and Training and such other officers and employees
of the Department of Labor as the Secretary of Labor may
designate; and
``(D) such officers and employees of other Executive
agencies as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Defense jointly determine, with the consent of
the heads of the Executive agencies of such officers and
employees, necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of
the Committee.'';
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The co-chairs of the Committee are the Deputy
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Job Training and
Post-Service Placement Executive Committee'' and inserting
``Transition Executive Committee'';
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(6) Develop, implement, and oversee such other joint
actions, initiatives, programs, and policies as the two
Secretaries determine appropriate and consistent with the
purpose of the Committee.''; and
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Job Training
and Post-Service Placement'' and inserting ``Transition'';
(B) in the matter before paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``Job Training and Post-Service Placement''
and inserting ``Transition'';
(ii) by inserting ``, in addition to such other activities
as may assigned to the committee under subsection (d)(6)''
after ``shall''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, transition from life
in the Armed Forces to civilian life,'' after ``job
training''.
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