requirement (1) In general For purposes of providing counseling under and otherwise administering the Transition Assistance Program, the Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate actions to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, each individual employed by the Department of Defense to provide counseling under the Transition Assistance Program has both prior military experience and not less than two years of experience in civilian employment at the time of employment by the Department for such purposes. (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, in employing individuals to provide counseling under the Transition Assistance Program, the Secretary should consider affording a preference to individuals with longevity of experience in civilian employment at the time of employment by the Department for that purpose. (3) Applicability The Secretary shall comply with the requirement in paragraph (1) commencing not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Report on implementation Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the actions taken to implement this section, including— (1) the actions taken to implement subsection (b)