,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4   
,russell introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to provide inc5tives =    
,/ates to accept pr(essional cr$5tials  
relat$ to milit>y tra9+ & skills t are  
obta9$ by memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :ile   
s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,hire ,milit>y
 ,s]vice ,memb]s ,act4  #b4 ,inc5tives  
to increase ,/ate p>ticipation 9        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se programs to assi/   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 obta9+         
pr(essional cr$5tials :ile s]v+ 9 !     
,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bjae
 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7f7 ,effect ( failure (    
/ates ,to accept pr(essional cr$5tials  
obta9$ "u program  7#a7 ,if ! ,secret>y 
conc]n$ det]m9es t a ,/ate t imposes    
pr(essional lic5s+ requirem5ts fails to 

accept pr(essional cr$5tials relat$ to  
milit>y tra9+ & skills t are obta9$ by  
memb]s ( ! arm$ =ces "u ! program       
requir$ by ?is section or "u a simil>   
program = memb]s accr$it$ by a          
nationally recogniz$1 ?ird-p>ty p]sonnel
 c]tification program accr$itor1 !      
,secret>y conc]n$ %all )hold paym5ts =  
,unemploym5t ,comp5sation =             
,ex-,s]vicememb]s o!rwise due to t ,/ate
 = a cal5d> qu>t]4  7#b7 ,am\nts )held f
 a ,/ate "u p>agraph 7#a71 if rema9+    
unpaid at ! end ( a fiscal ye> because (
 ! cont9u$ failure ( ! ,/ate to accept  
memb] pr(essional cr$5tials describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a7 be=e ! end ( t fiscal ye>1
 %all be available to ! ,secret>y       
conc]n$ dur+ ! next fiscal ye> to c>ry  
out ! program requir$ by ?is section4   
,su* am\nts are 9 addition to o!r am\nts
 made available to c>ry out ! program4  
7#c7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all take effect    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 subsection4  4  7b7 ,implem5tation plan
 & progress report  7#a7 ,implem5tation 

plan ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&         
,security1 ) respect to ! ,coa/ ,gu>d1  
%all submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$   
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a plan to implem5t !    
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a74  7#b7   
,progress report ,n lat] ?an two ye>s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,homel& ,security1 ) respect to ! ,coa/ 
,gu>d1 %all submit to ! ,committees on  
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives a report evaluat+ !     
success ( ! am5dm5t made by subsection  
7a7 9 =c+ ,/ates to accept pr(essional  
cr$5tials relat$ to milit>y tra9+ &     
skills t are obta9$ by memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#c7  
,consultation ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !
 ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all c>ry
 out ?is subsection 9 consultation ) !  
,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts & !   
,secret>y ( ,labor4