program under this section. (h) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this section. 6. One-year independent assessment of the effectiveness of TAP (a) Independent assessment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the covered officials, shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate entity with experience in adult education to carry out a one-year independent assessment of TAP, including— (1) the effectiveness of TAP for members of each military department during the entire military life cycle