,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,k9z+] ( ,ill9ois 7= himself &     
,mrs4 ,capps7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide grants  
to ,/ates to /reaml9e ,/ate requirem5ts 
& proc$ures = vet]ans ) milit>y em]g5cy 
m$ical tra9+ to become civilian em]g5cy 
m$ical te*nicians4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,em]g5cy  
,m$ical ,te*nician ,support ,act (      
#bjac4  #b4 ,assi/+ vet]ans ) milit>y   
em]g5cy m$ical tra9+ to meet requirem5ts
 = becom+ civilian em]g5cy m$ical       
te*nicians  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,b ( title 
,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et seq47 is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] section #cad ! foll[+3     
#cae4 ,assi/+ vet]ans ) milit>y em]g5cy 
m$ical tra9+ to meet requirem5ts =      
becom+ civilian em]g5cy m$ical          
te*nicians  7a7 ,program ,! ,secret>y   

%all e/abli% a program consi/+ ( aw>d+  
demon/ration grants to ,/ates to        
/reaml9e ,/ate requirem5ts & proc$ures 9
 ord] to assi/ vet]ans :o complet$      
milit>y em]g5cy m$ical te*nician tra9+  
:ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to meet c]tification1 lic5sure1 &
 o!r requirem5ts applicable to becom+ an
 em]g5cy m$ical te*nician 9 ! ,/ate4    
7b7 ,use ( funds ,am\nts receiv$ z a    
demon/ration grant "u ?is section %all  
be us$ to prep>e & implem5t a plan to   
/reaml9e ,/ate requirem5ts & proc$ures z
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 includ+ by--
  7#a7 det]m9+ ! ext5t to :i* !         
requirem5ts = ! education1 tra9+1 &     
skill level ( em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians 
9 ! ,/ate are equival5t to requirem5ts =
 ! education1 tra9+1 & skill level (    
milit>y em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians2 &    
7#b7 id5tify+ me?ods1 su* z waiv]s1 =   
milit>y em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians to    
=ego or meet any su* equival5t ,/ate    
requirem5ts4  7c7 ,eligibility ,to be   
eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 a    

,/ate %all demon/rate t ! ,/ate has a   
%ortage ( em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians4    
7d7 ,report ,! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! ,congress an annual report on !       
program "u ?is section4  7e7 ,fund+ ,( !
 am\nt au?oriz$ by section #gea7;j77#a7 
to be appropriat$ to c>ry out section   
#gea = fiscal ye> #bjad1 !re is au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is      
section #a1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ 
,am5dm5t ,section #gea7;j77#a7 ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bid;a7j77#a77 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 & ins]t+ ,subject to section #cae7;e71 
!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$4