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Senate Passes Key Provisions of Kaine's First Bill, The Troop Talent Act

Statement

By: Tim Kaine
By: Tim Kaine
Date: Dec. 20, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Military Personnel Education

Last night, the U.S. Senate passed key provisions of U.S. Senator Tim Kaine's first bill, the Troop Talent Act of 2013, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2014. Kaine secured inclusion of the provisions during committee markup of the legislation in June 2013.

"I'm proud that key provisions of the first piece of legislation I introduced, the Troop Talent Act, were included in the 2014 defense bill that was passed with bipartisan support in the Senate," Kaine said. "It will now be the law to provide active duty servicemembers with the tools they need to more easily receive credentials for the skills they acquire through military training, greatly easing their transition to a civilian career. This is a small but important step to help whittle away at the unacceptably high rate of veterans' unemployment -- particularly among those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan - and I remain committed to exploring all avenues to address this issue."


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