[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 32CFR88.5]



[Page 499-500]

 

                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE

 

              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

 

PART 88_TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  88.5  Responsibilities.



    (a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

shall; (1) Issue guidance on transition assistance programs for Service 

members and their families, as necessary.

    (2) Coordinate, as necessary, within the Department of Defense to 

ensure the availability of high quality, equitable, and cost-effective 

transition programs among the Military Services.

    (3) Coordinate with and seek the assistance of the Departments of 

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and Veterans Affairs, and other Federal Agencies to facilitate delivery 

of high quality transition assistance programs to separating Service 

members.

    (4) Evaluate the level of resources needed to deliver quality 

transition programs and facilitate efforts to obtain these resources.

    (5) Monitor and evaluate the overall effectiveness of transition 

assistance programs.

    (6) Coordinate with theater commanders, though the Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff, on transition assistance programs (job fairs and 

training conferences, for example) impacting overseas Unified Combatant 

Commands.

    (7) Establish the Department of Defense Service Member Transition 

Assistance Coordinating Committee, consisting of representatives from 

the Military Services and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Personnel 

and Readiness. The purpose of this committee is to provide DoD-level 

direction and coordination for transition assistance programs.

    (8) Collect data to determine systematically the degree to which 

transition assistance programs satisfy the needs of transitioning 

Service members and their families.

    (9) Review, modify, and reissue policy guidance, as required.

    (b) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs shall 

establish and publish guidance on transition assistance programs for 

Reserve personnel and their families.

    (c) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall 

establish guidance on transitional medical and dental care, including 

health insurance and preexisting conditions coverage, for Service 

members and their families.

    (d) The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall ensure 

compliance with the criteria in Public Law 101-510, 102-190, and 102-

484, as amended, and the following provisions:

    (1) Preparation counseling shall be available no later than 90 days 

before separation to all separating Service members.

    (2) High quality transition counseling and employment assistance 

programs are established on military facilities with more than 500 

Service members permanently assigned or serving at that installation.

    (3) The participation of separating Service members in transition 

assistance programs shall be coordinated with mission requirements.

    (4) Transition assistance programs are allocated the resources 

necessary to delivery quality transition assistance programs.

    (5) The Military Services are represented on the Department of 

Defense Service Member Transition Assistance Coordinating Committee. 

Each of the Military Services may invite an installations-level 

transition manager to participate.

    (6) Quarterly reports on the status of transition programs are 

submitted to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

Readiness beginning the second quarter after this publication is 

published, and continuing each quarter until cancellation of this part.

    (7) The Inspector General of each Military Service shall review and 

report compliance with Sec.  88.5(d)(1) through (d)(6) to the Service 

Secretary, on an annual basis, due no later than January 31 of the next 

calendar year.