; and (ii) satisfaction of spouse with the counseling and assistance described in subparagraph (E), if any, participated in by the spouse. (I) Whether veterans felt sufficiently prepared for a career, education, or other advancement after military service as a result of participation in the Transition Assistance Program. (J) Recommendations for improvements to the counseling and assistance furnished in connection with transition, or for other mechanisms to ease and facilitate transition. (K) Such other matters as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the other Secretaries referred to in paragraph (1), considers appropriate. (4) Frequency A consenting veteran shall be surveyed under paragraph (1) once during the three-year period beginning one year after the date of the separation of the veteran from the Armed Forces, and may be surveyed twice during such period. (5) Results The results of any survey under this subsection shall be broken out by number of years post-separation of the veterans covered by such survey. (d) Protection of privacy In carrying out this section, the administering Secretaries, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretaries concerned shall take all necessary and appropriate actions to protect the personal privacy of individual members of the Armed Forces and veterans as required by law. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Transition Assistance Program means the program of counseling, information, and services under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by section 2 of this Act). (2) The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term administering Secretaries has the meaning given that term for purposes of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code (as so amended). 7. Command matters in connection with transition assistance programs (a) Inclusion of support for participation in programs in command climate assessments Each command climate assessment for the commander