1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. Title I—Improvements to TAP Sec. 101. Pathways for TAP. Sec. 102. Contents of TAP. Title II—Other Transition Assistance Sec. 201. Access for the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs to the Federal directory of new hires. Sec. 202. Pilot program for off-base transition training for veterans and spouses. Sec. 203. Grants for provision of transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces after separation, retirement, or discharge. Sec. 204. Study of community-based transition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces after separation, retirement, or discharge. Sec. 205. One-year independent assessment of the effectiveness of TAP. Sec. 206. Longitudinal study on changes to TAP. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term TAP means the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. I Improvements to TAP 101. Pathways for TAP (a) In general Section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading by striking medical and inserting certain ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting (regardless of character of discharge) after discharge ; (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— (i) by inserting or other separation after anticipated retirement each place it appears; (ii) by striking the second sentence; (iii) by striking 90 days and inserting 365 days ; and (iv) by striking discharge or release and inserting retirement or other separation ; and (C) in paragraph (3)(B)— (i) by striking 90 and inserting 365 ; and (ii) by striking 90-day and inserting 365-day ; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d)