Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to Support Veterans Act of 2023”.
Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to Support Veterans Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Improvements to Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee
Section 320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
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.”
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.”
in subsection (b)(2), by striking “Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee” and inserting “Transition Executive Committee”;
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.”
in subsection (e)—
in the subsection heading, by striking “Job Training and Post-Service Placement” and inserting “Transition”;
in the matter before paragraph (1)—
by striking “Job Training and Post-Service Placement” and inserting “Transition”; and
by inserting “, in addition to such other activities as may assigned to the committee under subsection (d)(6)” after “shall”; and
in paragraph (2), by inserting “, transition from life in the Armed Forces to civilian life,” after “job training”.