; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking , in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, . (f) Title 10 (1) TAP Program Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking Secretary of Labor each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Veterans Affairs ; (B) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking , the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and inserting and the Secretary of Homeland Security ; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking , the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall cooperate with the Secretary of Labor and inserting and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall cooperate with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ; (C) in subsection (d)(1), by striking Department of Labor to and inserting Department of Veterans Affairs to ; and (D) in the heading, by striking : Department of Labor . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 58 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1144 and inserting the following new item: 1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services. . (g) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 6. Study and report on transfer of programs (a) Study The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly conduct a study on implementing— (1) the transfer of functions under section 2