,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #c  #aacth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bce 
,report ,no4 #aac-e  ,,in ,,the ,,house 
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #ad1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois 7for 
himself and ,mrs4 ,capps7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,february #d1 #bjac ,additional         
sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,ms4      
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mr4         
,pallone1 ,mr4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1
 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,yoder1 ,mr4    
,schock1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,hanna1    
,mr4 ,braley of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,wittman1   
,mr4 ,michaud1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 and ,mr4   
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois  ,february  
#d1 #bjac ,committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health  
,service ,act to provide grants to      
,states to streamline ,state            
requirements and procedures for veterans
 with military emergency medical        

training to become civilian emergency   
medical technicians4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,veteran 
,emergency ,medical ,technician ,support
 ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,assisting veterans
 with military emergency medical        
training to meet requirements for       
becoming civilian emergency medical     
technicians  7a7 ,in general ,part ,b of
 title ,,iii of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et    
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #cad the following3  #cae4      
,assisting veterans with military       
emergency medical training to meet      
requirements for becoming civilian      
emergency medical technicians  7a7      
,program ,the ,secretary shall establish
 a program consisting of awarding       
demonstration grants to ,states to      
streamline ,state requirements and      
procedures in order to assist veterans  
who completed military emergency medical
 technician training while serving in   
the ,armed ,forces of the ,united       

,states to meet certification1          
licensure1 and other requirements       
applicable to becoming an emergency     
medical technician in the ,state4  7b7  
,use of funds ,amounts received as a    
demonstration grant under this section  
shall be used to prepare and implement a
 plan to streamline ,state requirements 
and procedures as described in          
subsection 7a71 including by--  7#a7    
determining the extent to which the     
requirements for the education1         
training1 and skill level of emergency  
medical technicians in the ,state are   
equivalent to requirements for the      
education1 training1 and skill level of 
military emergency medical technicians2 
and  7#b7 identifying methods1 such as  
waivers1 for military emergency medical 
technicians to forego or meet any such  
equivalent ,state requirements4  7c7    
,eligibility ,to be eligible for a grant
 under this section1 a ,state shall     
demonstrate that the ,state has a       
shortage of emergency medical           

technicians4  7d7 ,report ,the          
,secretary shall submit to the ,congress
 an annual report on the program under  
this section4  7e7 ,funding ,of the     
amount authorized by section            
#gea7;j77#a7 to be appropriated to carry
 out section #gea for fiscal year #bjad1
 there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section #a1jjj1jjj for
 the period of fiscal years #bjad       
through #bjah4  4  7b7 ,conforming      
,amendment ,section #gea7;j77#a7 of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bid;a7j77#a77 is amended by  
striking ,there is authorized to be     
appropriated and inserting ,subject to  
section #cae7;e71 there is authorized to
 be appropriated4  ,february #d1 #bjac  
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed