EXPANSION OF PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENT, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE COAST GUARD.

SEC. 543. EXPANSION OF PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENT, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE COAST GUARD. (a) Preseparation Counseling.— As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall implement the requirements of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, for the Coast Guard. (b) Employment Assistance, Job Training Assistance, and Other Transitional Assistance.— Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by inserting “, the Secretary of Transportation,” after “Secretary of Defense”; and (B) by striking out “of a military department” and inserting in lieu thereof “concerned”; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting “, the Secretary of Transportation,” after “Secretary of Defense”; (3) in subsection (b)(4), by striking out “Department of Defense is” and inserting in lieu thereof “Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation are”; (4) in subsection (c), by inserting “and the Secretary of Transportation” after “Secretary of Defense”; and (5) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting “and the Department of Transportation” after “Department of Defense”. (c) Teacher and Teacher’s Aide Placement Program.— Section 1151 of such title (as amended by section 1131) is further amended— 108 STAT. 2770 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense”; (2) in subsection (b), by inserting “and the Secretary of Transportation” after “Secretary of Defense” in the matter preceding the paragraphs; (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) by striking out “by the Secretary of Defense” in the matter preceding the subparagraphs; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary”; (4) in subsection (d), by inserting “and the Secretary of Transportation” after “Secretary of Defense”; (5) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) by inserting “, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense” in the first sentence; and (B) by striking out “Secretary may” in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretaries may”; (6) in subsection (e)(2), by striking out “Secretary” the first two places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretaries”; (7) in subsection (e)(3)— (A) by inserting “of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “The Secretary”; and (B) by inserting “concerned” after “unless the Secretary”; (8) in subsection (e)(4), by striking out “Secretary” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretaries”; (9) in subsection (f)— (A) by inserting “, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense” in the matter preceding the paragraphs; and (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting “concerned” after “the Secretary”; (10) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting “, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense” in the matter preceding the subparagraphs; (11) in subsection (h)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “and the Secretary of Transportation” after “Secretary of Defense”; and (B) by inserting “concerned” after “Secretary” each place it appears in paragraphs (2) through (6); (12) in subsection (h)(7)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by inserting “of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “the Secretary” in the first sentence; and (ii) by inserting “concerned” after “The Secretary” in the second sentence; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “concerned” after “The Secretary”; (13) in subsection (i)— 108 STAT. 2771 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting “concerned” after “Secretary” both places it appears; and (14) in subsection (j)— (A) in paragraph (1)(F), by inserting “, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard” after “Secretary of Defense”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting “concerned” after “Secretary” both places it appears. (d) Law Enforcement Officer Placement Program.— Section 1152 of such title, as amended by section 1132, is further amended in subsections (a) and (d) by inserting “, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense”. (e) Health Care Provider Placement Program.— Section 1153 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting “, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense”; (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking out “by the Secretary of Defense” in the matter preceding the subparagraphs; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “concerned” after “Secretary” both places it appears; (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) by inserting “, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense”; (B) by inserting “concerned” after “to the Secretary”; and (C) by striking out “Secretary may” and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretaries may”; (4) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by inserting “of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “The Secretary”; and (B) by inserting “concerned” after “unless the Secretary”; (5) in subsection (c)(3), by striking out “Secretary” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretaries”; (6) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting “and the Secretary of Transportation” after “Secretary of Defense”; and (B) by inserting “concerned” after “Secretary” each place it appears in paragraphs (2) through (5); and (7) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “the Secretary of Defense”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting “concerned” after “The Secretary”. (f) Upward Bound.— Section 4466 of the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (division D of Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 108 STAT. 2772 “(h) Application to Coast Guard.— The Secretary of Transportation may implement the provisions of this section for the Coast Guard in the same manner and to the same extent as such section applies to the Department of Defense.”. (g) Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training.— (1) Section 4483(1) of the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 (subtitle G of title XLIV of Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by inserting before the period the following: “with respect to the Department of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard”. (2) As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall implement the requirements of the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 (subtitle G of title XLIV of Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) for the Coast Guard. (h) Limitations on Funding.— Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, or the Department of Veterans Affairs may not be used to carry out subsection (a) or the amendments made by this section.