112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2239 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To direct the head of each 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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Consideration of relevant military training for issuance of a Federal license

(a)

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.

Passed the Senate June 29, 2012. Secretary