2023—Subsec. (c)(1)(E). Pub. L. 118–31, § 571(1), substituted “Potential or confirmed disability” for “Disability”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(F). Pub. L. 118–31, § 571(2), substituted “Potential or confirmed character” for “Character”.
2019—Subsec. (b)(19). Pub. L. 116–92, § 561, added par. (19).
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 116–92, § 1731(a)(26), substituted “paragraph (2)(C)” for “paragraph (2)(B)”.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 552(a)(1)(A), substituted “certain” for “medical” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–232, § 552(a)(1)(B)(i), inserted “(regardless of character of discharge)” after “discharge”.
Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 115–232, § 552(a)(1)(B)(ii), substituted “not later than 365 days before” for “as soon as possible during the 12-month period preceding”, “365 days” for “90 days”, and “retirement or other separation” for “discharge or release”.
Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 115–232, § 552(a)(1)(B)(iii), substituted “365” for “90” and “365-day” for “90-day”.
Subsec. (b)(4)(C). Pub. L. 115–232, § 553(b)(2), struck out “the public and community service jobs program carried out under section 1143a of this title, and” after “including”.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 115–232, § 552(a)(1)(C), (D), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–232, § 552(a)(1)(E), added subsec. (e).
2017—Subsec. (b)(4)(A). Pub. L. 115–91, § 542(d), inserted “, including State-submitted and approved lists of military training and skills that satisfy occupational certifications and licenses” before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (b)(18). Pub. L. 115–91, § 541(a), added par. (18).
2016—Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 114–328 inserted before period at end “and information concerning the availability of treatment options and resources to address substance abuse, including alcohol, prescription drug, and opioid abuse”.
2015—Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 114–92, § 552(1), substituted “the first 180 continuous days of active duty of the member” for “that member’s first 180 days of active duty”.
Subsec. (a)(4)(C). Pub. L. 114–92, § 552(2), added subpar. (C).
2013—Subsec. (b)(4)(C). Pub. L. 112–239, § 541(c), struck out “under section 2302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6672)” before period at end.
Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(f)(12), substituted “training,” for “training,,”.
Subsec. (b)(13). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1699(c)(1), struck out “and the National Veterans Business Development Corporation” before period at end.
2011—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 112–56 substituted “shall” for “may”.
Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 112–81, § 513, inserted “or in the event a member of a reserve component is being demobilized under circumstances in which (as determined by the Secretary concerned) operational requirements make the 90-day requirement under subparagraph (A) unfeasible,” after “or separation date,”.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 112–81, § 529(1), substituted “inclusion of the spouse, at the discretion of the member and the spouse, when counseling regarding the matters covered by paragraphs (9), (10), and (16) is provided, job placement counseling for the spouse, and the provision of information on survivor benefits available under the laws administered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs” for “job placement counseling for the spouse”.
Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 112–81, § 533(c), inserted before period at end “and the availability to the member and dependents of suicide prevention resources following separation from the armed forces”.
Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 112–81, § 529(2), inserted before period at end “, including information on budgeting, saving, credit, loans, and taxes”.
Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 112–81, § 529(3), substituted “, employment, and financial” for “and employment”.
Subsec. (b)(16). Pub. L. 112–81, § 529(4), added par. (16) and struck out former par. (16) which read as follows: “Contact information for housing counseling assistance.”
Subsec. (b)(17). Pub. L. 112–81, § 529(5), inserted before period at end “, and information regarding the means by which the member can receive additional counseling regarding the member’s actual entitlement to such benefits and apply for such benefits”.
2009—Subsec. (b)(4)(C). Pub. L. 111–84, § 1073(a)(13)(A), substituted “the Troops-to-Teachers Program under section 2302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6672)” for “the Troops-to-Teachers Program Act of 1999 (20 U.S.C. 9301 et seq.)”.
Subsec. (b)(15). Pub. L. 111–84, § 1073(a)(13)(B), substituted “Federal” for “federal” in two places.
2006—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 109–163, § 594(1), substituted “Provision of information on civilian occupations and related assistance programs, including information concerning—
“(A) certification and licensure requirements that are applicable to civilian occupations;
“(B) civilian occupations that correspond to military occupational specialties; and
“(C)”
for “Information concerning”.
Subsec. (b)(11) to (17). Pub. L. 109–163, § 594(2), added pars. (11) to (17).
2001—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–103, § 302(a)(1), amended first sentence generally. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as follows: “As soon as possible before, but in no event later than 90 days before, the date of the discharge or release from active duty of a member of the armed forces, the Secretary concerned shall provide for individual preseparation counseling of the member.”
Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Pub. L. 107–103, § 302(a)(2), added pars. (3) and (4).
2000—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “sections 1152 and 1153 of this title and the Troops-to-Teachers Program Act of 1999 (20 U.S.C. 9301 et seq.)” for “sections 1151, 1152, and 1153 of this title”.
1993—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “programs established under sections 1151, 1152, and 1153 of this title” for “program established under section 1151 of this title to assist members to obtain employment as elementary or secondary school teachers or teachers’ aides”.
Pub. L. 103–35 substituted “job placement assistance, including the public and community service jobs program carried out under section 1143a of this title, and information regarding the placement program established under section 1151 of this title to assist members to obtain employment as elementary or secondary school teachers or teachers’ aides” for “job placement assistance and information regarding the placement program established under section 1151 of this title to assist members obtain employment as elementary or secondary school teachers or teachers’ aides., including the public and community service jobs program carried out under section 1143a of this title”.
1992—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–484, § 4401(a), substituted “As soon as possible before, but in no event later than 90 days before, the date of the discharge” for “Upon the discharge”.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 102–484, § 4462(b), inserted before period at end “, including the public and community service jobs program carried out under section 1143a of this title”.
Pub. L. 102–484, § 4441(b), inserted before period at end “and information regarding the placement program established under section 1151 of this title to assist members obtain employment as elementary or secondary school teachers or teachers’ aides.”
Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 102–484, § 4401(b), added par. (10).
1991—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 102–190 substituted period for semicolon at end.
Pub. L. 112–56, title II, § 221(c),
Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 523(b),
Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 570C,
Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 570F,
Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 552(a)(2),
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title V, § 528,
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title V, § 541(b),
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 543(a),
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 543(h),