Defense Workforce Integration Act of 2025: A Step Towards Greater Defense Workforce Integration

Introduced in the Senate of the United States on May 7, 2025, the Defense Workforce Integration Act of 2025 aims to provide for greater defense workforce integration and other purposes.

Bill Information

Bill Number: S. 1632
Direct Link: Defense Workforce Integration Act of 2025

Key Sections of the Bill

Section 1: Short Title

This Act may be cited as ‘‘Defense Workforce Integration Act of 2025’’.

Section 2: Integration of Military and Civilian Hiring Processes

Subsection (a) establishes 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.

Subsection (b) considers the Air Force’s DRIVE program sufficient to meet the requirements of subsection (a).

Subsection (c) defines ‘entry-level service member’.

Section 3: Provision of Information on Career Opportunities in the Defense Industrial Base to Persons Medically Disqualified for Military Service

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.

Section 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.

Section 5: Report

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 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 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.