3.0.0 700 2022-11-15T16:34:42Z 2022-11-15T16:34:42Z Senate S S 2013-04-10 113 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-04-10T20:13:44Z To amend title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 113 2942 HR 2014-06-02 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Troop Talent Act of 2013 113 1796 HR 2013-06-26 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2013-04-10 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2013-04-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. N C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2013-04-10 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2013-04-10 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2013-04-11 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2013-04-15 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2013-04-15 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2013-04-16 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2013-05-06 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2013-05-06 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2013-05-14 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2013-05-15 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2013-05-23 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2013-06-03 False C001099 Sen. Cowan, William M. [D-MA] William "Mo" Cowan D MA 2013-06-03 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2013-06-10 False U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2013-06-24 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2013-10-29 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2013-11-06 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2013-11-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Employment and training programs Licensing and registrations Military education and training Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-04-10 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-29T16:54:26Z Troop Talent Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of the military departments, to the maximum extent practicable, to make information on civilian credentialing opportunities available to members of the Armed Forces (members) beginning with, and at every stage of, their training for military occupational specialities, in order to permit such members to: (1) evaluate the extent to which such training correlates with skills and training required for various civilian certifications and licenses, and (2) assess the suitability of such training for obtaining and pursuing such certifications and licenses.

Requires the information made available to: (1) be consistent with the Transition Goals Plans Success program, and (2) include information on the civilian occupational equivalents of military occupational specialties.

Requires such Secretaries to make available to civilian credentialing agencies specified information on the content of military training provided to members.

Allows members or veterans to use educational assistance provided through the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in pursuit of a civilian certification or license only if the successful completion of a curriculum fully qualifies such student to take the appropriate examination and be certified or licensed to meet any other academic conditions required for entry into that occupation or profession.

Requires the military occupational specialties designated for a military skills to civilian credentialing pilot program under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to include those specialties relating to the military information technology workforce.

Directs the VA Secretary to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee (under current law, terminated on December 31, 2006). Provides additional Committee duties, including the development of: (1) guidance for audits of licensure and certification programs in order to ensure high-quality education to members and veterans, and (2) a plan to improve outreach to members and veterans on the importance of licensing and certification and the availability of educational benefits.

]]> Troop Talent Act of 2013 Display Title Troop Talent Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Troop Talent Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that the education and training provided members of the Armed Forces and veterans better assists members and veterans in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s700is/xml/BILLS-113s700is.xml 2013-04-10 Read twice and referred to the 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.