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