IB Union Calendar No. 424 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4155 [Report No. 112–585] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2012 Mr. Denham (for himself and Mr. Walz of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform July 9, 2012 Additional sponsors: Mr. Nugent, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Carter, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Chu, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia July 9, 2012 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To direct the head of each Federal department and agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veteran Skills to Jobs Act.

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Treatment of relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses

The head of each Federal department or agency shall ensure that an applicant for any Federal license who has received relevant training while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, as determined by such head, is deemed to satisfy any training or certification requirements for the license unless the training received by such applicant is found to be substantially different from the training or certification requirements for the license.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veteran Skills to Jobs Act.

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Consideration of relevant military training for issuance of a Federal license

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In general

The head of each Federal licensing authority shall consider and may accept, in the case of any individual applying for a license, any relevant training received by such individual while serving as a member of the armed forces, for the purpose of satisfying the requirements for such license. (b)

Definitions

For purposes of this Act— (1)the term license means a license, certification, or other grant of permission to engage in a particular activity; (2)the term Federal licensing authority means a department, agency, or other entity of the Government having authority to issue a license; (3)the term armed forces has the meaning given such term by section 2101(2) of title 5, United States Code; and (4)the term Government means the Government of the United States.

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Regulations

The head of each Federal licensing authority shall— (1)with respect to any license a licensing authority grants or is empowered to grant as of the date of enactment of this Act, prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this Act not later than 180 days after such date; and (2)with respect to any license of a licensing authority not constituted or not empowered to grant the license as of the date of enactment of this Act, prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this Act not later than 180 days after the date on which the agency is so constituted or empowered, as the case may be.

July 9, 2012 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed