,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjac,mr4 ,reichert introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the           
recognition by ,states of skills learned
 in the military by a veteran when      
issuing licenses and credentials4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,skills to ,careers ,act4 
#b4 ,state recognition of military      
experience of veterans in issuing       
licenses and credentials to veterans    
7a7 ,in general ,section #dajb;,a7c77#i7
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended to read as follows3  7#i7 7,a7 
,as a condition of a grant or contract  
under which funds are made available to 
a ,state under subsection 7b77#e7 in    
order to carry out section #dajc;,a or  
#dajd of this title1 the ,state shall-- 
7i7 establish a program under which the 

,state administers an examination to    
each veteran seeking a license or       
credential issued by the ,state and     
issues such license or credential to    
such veteran without requiring such     
veteran to undergo any training or      
apprenticeship if the veteran-- 7,i7    
receives a satisfactory score on        
completion of such examination1 as      
determined by the ,state2  7,,ii7 has   
been awarded a military occupational    
speciality that is substantially        
equivalent to or exceeds the            
requirements of the ,state for the      
issuance of such license or credential2 
7,,iii7 has engaged in the active       
practice of the occupation for which the
 veteran is seeking such license or     
credential for at least two of the five 
years preceding the date of application 
for such license or credential2 and     
7,,iv7 pays any customary or usual fees 
required by the ,state for such license 
or credential2 and  7ii7 submit each    
year to the ,secretary a report on the  

exams administered under clause 7i7     
during the most recently completed      
#ab-month period that includes1 for the 
period covered by the report1 the number
 of veterans who completed an exam      
administered by the ,state under clause 
7i7 and a description of the results of 
such exams1 disaggregated by            
occupational field4  7,b7 ,the          
,secretary may waive the requirement    
under subparagraph 7,a7 that a ,state   
establish a program described in that   
subparagraph as a condition of a grant  
or contract if the ,state certifies to  
the ,secretary that the ,state-- 7i7    
takes into account previous military    
training for the purposes of issuing    
licenses or credentials2  7ii7 permits  
veterans to completely satisfy through  
examination any training or testing     
requirements for a license or credential
 with respect to which a veteran has    
previously completed military training2 
and  7iii7 for any credential or license
 for which a veteran is unable to       

completely satisfy such requirements    
through examination1 substantially      
reduces training time required to       
satisfy such requirement based on the   
military training received by the       
veteran4  7,c7 ,not less frequently than
 once each year1 the ,secretary shall   
submit to ,congress and the ,secretary  
of ,defense a report summarizing the    
information received by the ,secretary  
under subparagraph 7,a77ii74  4  7b7    
,effective date  7#a7 ,exams            
,subparagraph 7,a7 of section           
#dajb;,a7c77#i7 of such title1 as added 
by subsection 7a71 shall take effect on 
the date that is one year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act and shall
 apply with respect to grants and       
contracts described in such subparagraph
 awarded after such date4  7#b7 ,reports
 ,subparagraph 7,b7 of section          
#dajb;,a7c77#i71 as added by subsection 
7a71 shall take effect on the date that 
is one year after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act and the          

,secretary of ,labor shall submit the   
first report under such subparagraph not
 later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4