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House subcommittee hears split views on TAP overhaul in ETS Act
Summary
Witnesses and lawmakers debated the Enhancing the Transitioning Service Members Experience Act, with the Department of Defense describing TAP as adaptive and individualized and the Department of Veterans Affairs supporting the bill's intent but raising resource and implementation concerns.
Chairman Van Orden convened the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee hearing to consider HR 33 87, the Enhancing the Transitioning Service Members Experience Act (ETS Act), a bill that would change how the Defense Department's Transition Assistance Program (TAP) delivers pre-separation counseling and post-separation support.
The measure would expand personalized TAP tracks, better integrate spouses, create a TAP resource website and authorize repeat participation in pre-separation counseling. Proponents said TAP already provides broad support but needs further modernization to meet the diverse needs of service members; DOD called TAP “best in class” while highlighting flexibility and individualized counseling.
The bill matters because TAP is the primary federal program that prepares service members for civilian life. Dr. Liz Clark, acting director of the…
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