,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjac,mr4 ,rei*]t introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
improve ! recognition by ,/ates ( skills
 le>n$ 9 ! milit>y by a vet]an :5 issu+ 
lic5ses & cr$5tials4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y      
,skills to ,c>e]s ,act4  #b4 ,/ate      
recognition ( milit>y exp]i5ce ( vet]ans
 9 issu+ lic5ses & cr$5tials to vet]ans 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dajb;,a7c77#i7 ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7#i7 7,a7 ,z a      
condition ( a grant or contract "u :i*  
funds are made available to a ,/ate "u  
subsection 7b77#e7 9 ord] to c>ry out   
section #dajc;,a or #dajd ( ?is title1 !
 ,/ate %all-- 7i7 e/abli% a program "u  
:i* ! ,/ate adm9i/]s an exam9ation to   
ea* vet]an seek+ a lic5se or cr$5tial   
issu$ by ! ,/ate & issues su* lic5se or 

cr$5tial to su* vet]an )\t requir+ su*  
vet]an to und]go any tra9+ or           
appr5tice%ip if ! vet]an-- 7,i7 receives
 a satisfactory score on completion (   
su* exam9ation1 z det]m9$ by ! ,/ate2   
7,,ii7 has be5 aw>d$ a milit>y          
occupational speciality t is            
sub/antially equival5t to or exce$s !   
requirem5ts ( ! ,/ate = ! issuance ( su*
 lic5se or cr$5tial2  7,,iii7 has engag$
 9 ! active practice ( ! occupation =   
:i* ! vet]an is seek+ su* lic5se or     
cr$5tial = at lea/ two ( ! five ye>s    
prec$+ ! date ( application = su* lic5se
 or cr$5tial2 &  7,,iv7 pays any cu/om>y
 or usual fees requir$ by ! ,/ate = su* 
lic5se or cr$5tial2 &  7ii7 submit ea*  
ye> to ! ,secret>y a report on ! exams  
adm9i/]$ "u clause 7i7 dur+ ! mo/       
rec5tly complet$ #ab-mon? p]iod t       
includes1 = ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 !
 numb] ( vet]ans :o complet$ an exam    
adm9i/]$ by ! ,/ate "u clause 7i7 & a   
description ( ! results ( su* exams1    
disaggregat$ by occupational field4     

7,b7 ,! ,secret>y may waive ! requirem5t
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 t a ,/ate e/abli% a
 program describ$ 9 t subp>agraph z a   
condition ( a grant or contract if !    
,/ate c]tifies to ! ,secret>y t !       
,/ate-- 7i7 takes into acc\nt previ\s   
milit>y tra9+ = ! purposes ( issu+      
lic5ses or cr$5tials2  7ii7 p]mits      
vet]ans to completely satisfy ?r\gh     
exam9ation any tra9+ or te/+ requirem5ts
 = a lic5se or cr$5tial ) respect to :i*
 a vet]an has previ\sly complet$ milit>y
 tra9+2 &  7iii7 = any cr$5tial or      
lic5se = :i* a vet]an is unable to      
completely satisfy su* requirem5ts ?r\gh
 exam9ation1 sub/antially r$uces tra9+  
"t requir$ to satisfy su* requirem5t    
bas$ on ! milit>y tra9+ receiv$ by !    
vet]an4  7,c7 ,n less frequ5tly ?an once
 ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se a     
report summ>iz+ ! in=mation receiv$ by !
 ,secret>y "u subp>agraph 7,a77ii74  4  
7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,exams        
,subp>agraph 7,a7 ( section             

#dajb;,a7c77#i7 ( su* title1 z add$ by  
subsection 7a71 %all take effect on !   
date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all apply )      
respect to grants & contracts describ$ 9
 su* subp>agraph aw>d$ aft] su* date4   
7#b7 ,reports ,subp>agraph 7,b7 (       
section #dajb;,a7c77#i71 z add$ by      
subsection 7a71 %all take effect on !   
date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & ! ,secret>y (     
,labor %all submit ! fir/ report "u su* 
subp>agraph n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4