Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Continuing to Serve Act”.
Continuing to Serve Act
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the scope of the SkillBridge program of the Department of Defense, to require annual circulation of information about such program to certain members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and to require an annual public awareness campaign to inform potential employers of the program.
Sec. 2 Clarifying scope of SkillBridge program
Section 1143(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, which includes private and public employers and employers that are organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code” after “civilian sector”.
Sec. 3 Expanding participation in SkillBridge program
Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(5) For any program under this subsection, the Secretary concerned shall on an annual basis—
“(A) circulate information about the program, including information concerning eligibility for the program and the application process, to members of the armed forces serving on active duty under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; and
“(B) engage in a public awareness campaign to inform potential employers of program participants of the existence of the program and explain to such employers how the program operates, with a focus on increasing the number and broadening the types of employers that hire program participants.”