3.0.0 2587 2023-05-11T15:43:11Z 2023-05-11T15:43:11Z House HR 2021-04-15 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAMB:H.R. 2587.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H1844]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2021-07-14T19:34:01Z Referred to 2021-07-14T15:09:48Z Referred to 2021-04-15T16:03:15Z VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022 117 4156 S 2022-05-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2021-07-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2021-07-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-04-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000588 Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] Conor Lamb D PA 17 N G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2021-04-15 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Health personnel Infectious and parasitic diseases Licensing and registrations Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Personnel records Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-04-15 Introduced in House 2021-07-29T15:04:10Z Supporting Education Recognition for Veterans during Emergencies Act or the SERVE Act

This bill addresses opportunities for certain veterans with medical experience.

The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update its web portals to allow the identification of veterans who had a medical occupation as a member of the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill authorizes veterans to elect to provide their contact information and a history of their medical experience and trained competencies.

The VA, the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Labor must establish a program to share the veteran's provided information with specified entities (e.g., state credentialing bodies) for purposes of facilitating civilian medical credentialing and hiring of veterans seeking to respond to a national emergency, including a public health emergency.

The VA must implement a program to train and certify veterans who served as basic health care technicians during their service to work as VA intermediate care technicians, specifically at VA medical center locations with staffing shortages. Additionally, the VA must prepare a communications campaign under the Transition Assistance Program to convey opportunities related to the intermediate care technician program to members of the Armed Forces who are separating from active duty.

Finally, the bill requires the VA and DOD to notify veterans service organizations and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces about the opportunities for veterans provided under this bill.

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