3.0.0 5296 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z House H HR 2014-07-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 5296.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H7128]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-07-30T14:03:05Z A bill to require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. 113 1864 S 2013-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9062) Identical bill CRS 2014-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 33 2014-07-30 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2014-07-30 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2014-07-30 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2014-07-30 True D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2014-09-08 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2014-09-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Hearing, speech, and vision care Military education and training Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-07-30 Introduced in House 2014-10-09T12:41:39Z Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to carry out a demonstration program to assess the feasibility and advisability of permitting individuals with auditory impairments (including deafness) access as officers of the Air Force.

Authorizes between 15 and 20 individuals who are deaf or have a range of other auditory impairments, who otherwise meet all essential qualifications for accession as an officer of the Air Force, and who have not previously served as officers to participate in such program.

Requires selected participants to undergo the Basic Officer Training course or the Commissioned Officer Training course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, at the election of the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to designate a special advisor to act as a resource for participants, as well as a liaison between participants and those providing the officer training.

]]> To require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. Display Title To require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. Official Title as Introduced To require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5296ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5296ih.xml 2014-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.