II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2993 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2008 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act.

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Grants for emergency medical services personnel training for veterans

Section 330J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–15) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)(1)— (A)in subparagraph (E), by striking or at the end; (B)by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (C)by inserting after subparagraph (E), the following: (F)an entity providing training for emergency medical services personnel, including institutions of higher education, technical colleges, community colleges, and other State-certified training entities; or ; and (2)in subsection (c)— (A)in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; (B)in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following: (9)provide to military veterans required coursework and training that take into account, and are not duplicative of, previous medical coursework and training received when such veterans were active members of the Armed Forces, to enable such veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate State regulatory entity. .