S 1632 — Defense Workforce Integration Act of 2025

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish within one year a pathway for entry-level service members who are medically disqualified from military service to enter qualified civilian positions in the Department of Defense.
Establishes a program to provide individuals medically ineligible for military service with information on employment opportunities in the defense industrial base, cybersecurity, intelligence, research and development, and emergency preparedness.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to consult with defense industry entities, federal agencies, and academic institutions to implement the career opportunity information program.
Requires the Navy Secretary to provide information about Military Sealift Command career opportunities and shipbuilder training programs to all Navy personnel through the Transition Assistance Program.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress within one year on implementation of the pathways for medically disqualified service members and career opportunity information programs.

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Sponsor (1)

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH)

4 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Jeanne Shaheen’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

THEGROUP $16,200
BLINK TECH INC. $13,200
PARKER MEGGITT $7,725
INSIGHT $7,600
FAROS PROPERTIES $6,600

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Actions (2)

May 7, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
May 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 7, 2025

Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To provide for greater defense workforce integration, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Defense Workforce Integration Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. INTEGRATION OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN HIRING PROCESSES.

(a) In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries concerned shall establish a pathway for medically disqualified entry-level service members to enter civilian positions for which they are qualified in the Department of Defense or any of its components.

(b) Air Force DRIVE Program.—The Air Force’s Develop, Redistribute, Improve, Vault, Expose (DRIVE) program shall be considered sufficient to meet the requirements of subsection (a) and may, but need not, serve as a baseline from which the other military departments design their programs.

(c) Entry-Level Service Member Defined.—In this section, the term “entry-level service member” means a regular or reserve member of the Armed Forces who is currently attending or has military orders to attend within 90 days—

(1) basic training;

(2) a technical school of the Armed Forces;

(3) a service academy;

(4) the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC); or

(5) an officer accession program, including officer candidate school, officer training school, officer development school, or equivalent program.

SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE TO PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 996. Provision of information on career opportunities in the defense industrial base to persons medically disqualified for military service

“(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a program to provide individuals who are not medically qualified for military service with information on employment opportunities in the defense industrial base or other employment opportunities in support of the national interests of the United States.

“(b) Program.—The program established under subsection (a) shall inform and refer persons described in subsection (a) to employment, apprenticeship, and training opportunities in—

“(1) the defense industrial base;

“(2) cybersecurity or intelligence support roles;

“(3) research and development in defense technologies;

“(4) national emergency and disaster preparedness; or

“(5) any other non-military opportunity the Secretary considers in the national interests of the United States.

“(c) Collaboration.—The Secretary of Defense shall consult with entities in the defense industrial base, other Federal agencies, and academic institutions to carry out this section.”.

SEC. 4. PROVISION TO NAVY PERSONNEL OF INFORMATION ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

The Secretary of the Navy shall provide information about career opportunities at Military Sealift Command and workforce training programs for shipbuilders to all Navy personnel as part of the Transition Assistance Program process.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing implementation of the requirements under sections 2 and 4 of this Act and section 996 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 3 of this Act. <all>

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