[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6537 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6537

   To waive General Schedule qualification standards related to work 
experience for nurses at military medical treatment facilities, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 30, 2023

Ms. Strickland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To waive General Schedule qualification standards related to work 
experience for nurses at military medical treatment facilities, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``REWARD Experience Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO EXPERIENCED NURSES AT MILITARY MEDICAL 
              TREATMENT FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--The hiring manager of a military medical treatment 
facility or other health care facility of the Department of Defense may 
waive any General Schedule qualification standard related to work 
experience established by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management in the case of any applicant for a nursing or practical 
nurse position in a medical treatment facility or other health care 
facility the Department of Defense who--
            (1)(A) is a nurse or practical nurse in the Department of 
        Defense; or
            (B) was a nurse or practical nurse in the Department of 
        Defense for at least 1 year; and
            (2) after commencing work as a nurse or practical nurse in 
        the Department of Defense, obtained a Bachelor's degree or 
        graduate degree from an accredited professional nursing 
        educational program.
    (b) Certification.--If, in the case of any applicant described in 
subsection (a), a hiring manager waives a qualification standard in 
accordance with such subsection, such hiring manager shall submit to 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management a certification that 
such applicant meets all remaining General Schedule qualification 
standards established by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management for the applicable position.
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