3.0.0 1864 2023-01-11T13:23:32Z 2023-01-11T13:23:32Z Senate S S 2013-12-19 113 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-12-19T20:51:31Z To require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. 113 5296 HR 2014-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2013-12-19 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9062) IntroReferral 2013-12-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9061-9062) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-12-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N 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 2013-12-19 Introduced in Senate 2014-02-25T18:31:49Z 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.



]]> A bill to require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. Display Title A bill to require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2013-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1864is/xml/BILLS-113s1864is.xml 2013-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9062) 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.