[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4343. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title V of division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 565. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF COLLEGE CREDIT FOR SKILLS 
                   ACQUIRED DURING MILITARY SERVICE.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Education, and Labor, shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the transfer of skills into 
     equivalent college credits or technical certifications for 
     members of the Armed Forces leaving the military. Such report 
     shall describe each of the following:
       (1) The ability of service members to receive transfer 
     credit or technical certifications for military experience, 
     including skills acquired during military service or training 
     performed in the course of performing military duties.
       (2) An evaluation of those schools that do provide such 
     credit, the type and amount of credit provided, whether the 
     number of schools providing such credit could be expanded, 
     and obstacles to such expansion.
       (3) A listing of civilian career fields best suited for the 
     certifications and training obtained by technically-trained 
     service members during their time in the Armed Forces.
       (4) The number of veterans who were able to receive 
     equivalent college credits or technical certifications in the 
     last fiscal year, and the academic level of the credits or 
     certifications.
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