,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california 7for      
herself and ,mr4 ,cook7 submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,veterans' ,affairs1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives regarding
 the importance of easing the transition
 of members of the ,armed ,forces and   
their families from military to civilian
 life4  ,whereas members of the ,armed  
,forces and their families make great   
sacrifices on behalf of the ,united     
,states1 and1 when their active duty    
service is successfully concluded1      
members deserve the opportunity to also 
make a successful transition to the     

civilian labor force2 ,whereas1 when    
transitioning from active duty in the   
,armed ,forces to civilian employment1  
members often face barriers that make it
 difficult to fully utilize the skills  
and training they gained during their   
military service2 ,whereas members and  
veterans are too often required to      
repeat education or training in order to
 receive industry certifications and    
,state occupational licenses1 even      
though their military training and      
experience often overlaps with the      
certification or licensing requirements2
 ,whereas1 when members are transferred 
from military assignment to military    
assignment1 their spouses often face    
barriers to transferring their          
credentials and to securing employment  
in their new location2 ,whereas more    
than one million members will make the  
transition to civilian life in the      
coming years2 ,whereas the ,department  
of ,defense established the ,military   
,credentialing and ,licensing ,task     

,force in #bjab2 and ,whereas the       
,joining ,forces program1 a national    
initiative to mobilize all sectors of   
society to give members of the ,armed   
,forces and their families the          
opportunities and support they have     
earned1 will make it easier for members 
and their families to transfer skills   
learned while the member was serving in 
the ,armed ,forces to civilian          
employment3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that it is the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that--  7#a7 the       
,federal ,government and ,state         
governments should make the transition  
of a member of the ,armed ,forces and   
the member's spouse from military to    
civilian life as seamless as possible by
 creating opportunities for the member  
and spouse to earn1 while the member is 
in the ,armed ,forces1 civilian         
occupational credentials and licenses1  
with an emphasis on well-paying         
industries and occupations that have a  
high demand for skilled workers1        

including3 manufacturing1 information   
technology1 transportation and          
logistics1 health care1 and emergency   
medical services2  7#b7 the ,federal    
,government should assist ,state        
governments in translating military     
training and experience into credit     
towards professional licensure2 and     
7#c7 ,state governments should          
streamline approaches for assessing the 
equivalency of military training and    
experience1 and accelerate occupational 
licensing processes for members1        
veterans1 and their spouses4