Transition Improvement by Estimating Risk Act of 2025

HR 6097, the Transition Improvement by Estimating Risk Act of 2025 (TIER Act), modifies the military's Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to better support service members transitioning to civilian life. The bill requires TAP counselors to consider four new factors when designing individual transition pathways: child care needs (including Exceptional Family Member Program enrollment), employment status of other household adults, duty station location (including separation from family), and impacts of operational tempo on the member and household. These additions aim to create more personalized transition plans addressing specific family and service-related challenges. The bill directly affects active-duty service members and their families during the separation process. It changes the TAP planning process by mandating these specific considerations be integrated into individualized transition assistance.