Transition Assistance Program


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This document records oral and written testimony from witnesses at a congressional hearing on the implementation of the Transition Assistance Program, designed to help veterans make the transition to civilian life. Witnesses included the assistant secretary of labor for veterans' affairs, assistant secretaries of various branches of the armed services, three congressional representatives, and several officers of veterans' organizations. During the testimony, witnesses stated that about 330,000 military service veterans passed through the Transition Assistance Program. They also outlined employment and job placement services that have been set up through the program. A list of training programs and their purposes is included. Also included is a large quantity of material submitted for the record consisting of written committee questions and their responses from the various government departments and other organizations involved. (KC)




The Transition Assistance Program


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Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.




Transition Assistance Program


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This congressional hearing reviews the continuing implementation of sections 1142, 1143, and 1144 of Title 10, United States Code, and section 1418(a) of Title 38, the Transition Assistance Program to assist servicemembers separating from the Armed Forces as a result of downsizing. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, and written committee questions and their response from U.S. Representatives and individuals representing the following: AMVETS; South Carolina Employment Security Commission; Disabled American Veterans; Paralyzed Veterans of America; U.S. Navy; Department of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Army; New York Department of Labor; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; Maryland Department of Economic and Employment Development; U.S. Marine Corps; Fleet Reserve Association; U.S. Air Force; Department of Labor; and Department of Defense. (YLB)




Examining the Re-design of the Transition Assistance Program


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Examining the re-design of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) : hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (EO) of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, Thursday, September 20, 2012.