,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dchj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ac1 #bjag,mr4 ,kind 7for himself and ,mr4 ,jones7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,armed ,services1 and ,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 ,a ,,bill ,to make certain improvements relating to the hiring and employment of members of the ,armed ,forces1 veterans1 and their spouses1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,better ,jobs for ,veterans ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,veterans ,retraining ,assistance ,program 7a7 ,permanent program ,section #baa of the ,,vow to ,hire ,heroes ,act of #bjaa 7,public ,law #aab-ef2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #dajj note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,b71 by striking the period beginning ,october #a1 #bjab1 and ending ,march #ca1 #bjad and inserting each subsequent fiscal year that the program is carried out2 and 7#b7 by striking subsection 7k74 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,such section is further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking ,not later than ,july #a1 #bjab1 the and inserting ,the2 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking ,except as provided by subsection 7k71 each and inserting ,each2 7#c7 in subsection 7e77#a77;,g71 by striking by not later than ,october #a1 #bjac12 7#d7 by striking subsection 7i72 and 7#e7 by redesignating subsections 7j7 and 7l7 as subsections 7i7 and 7j71 respectively4 #c4 ,improved employment assistance for members of the ,armed ,forces and veterans 7a7 ,improved employment skills verification ,section #aadc7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 before ,the ,secretary of ,defense2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,in order to improve the accuracy and completeness of a certification or verification of job skills and experience required by paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security with respect to the ,coast ,guard when it is not operating as a service in the ,navy shall-- 7,a7 establish a database to record all training performed by members of the armed forces that may have application to employment in the civilian sector2 and 7,b7 make unclassified information regarding such information available to ,states and other potential employers referred to in subsection 7c7 so that ,state and other entities may allow military training to satisfy licensing or certification requirements to engage in a civilian profession4 4 7b7 ,improved accuracy of certificates of training and skills ,section #aadc7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is further amended by inserting after paragraph 7#b71 as added by subsection 7a71 the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security with respect to the ,coast ,guard when it is not operating as a service in the ,navy shall ensure that a certification or verification of job skills and experience required by paragraph 7#a7 is rendered in such a way that ,states and other potential employers can confirm the accuracy and authenticity of the certification or verification4 4 7c7 ,improved responsiveness to certification requests ,section #aadc7;c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 before ,for the purpose2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,a ,state may use a certification or verification of job skills and experience provided to a member of the armed forces under subsection 7a7 and request the ,department of ,defense or the ,coast ,guard1 as the case may be1 to confirm the accuracy and authenticity of the certification or verification4 ,a response confirming or denying the information shall be provided within five business days4 4 7d7 ,improved portability of certificates of training and skills ,section #aadc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,portability ,a certification or verification of job skills and experience provided to a member of the armed forces under subsection 7a7 and accepted by a ,state to satisfy licensing or certification requirements to engage in a civilian profession shall be valid in all ,states once used in the accepting ,states4 4 7e7 ,improved notice to members ,section #aadb7;b77#d77;,a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following3 1 including ,state-submitted and approved lists of military training and skills that satisfy occupational certifications and licenses4 #d4 ,work opportunity credit to small businesses for hiring members of ,ready ,reserve or ,national ,guard 7a7 ,in general ,section #ea7;d77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph 7,i71 by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 7,j7 and inserting 1 or1 and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,k7 in the case of an eligible employer 7as defined in section #djh7p77#b77;,c77i771 an individual who is a member of-- 7i7 the ,ready ,reserve 7as described in section #ajadb of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code71 or 7ii7 the ,national ,guard 7as defined in section #aja7;c77#a7 of such title #aj74 4 7b7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,the amendment made by this section shall apply to wages paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this ,act in taxable years ending after such date4 7#b7 ,current employees covered by credit ,for purposes of applying section #ea of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 individuals described in section #ea7;d77#a77,k7 of such ,code1 as added by this section1 who are employed by an eligible employer 7as defined in section #djh7p77#b77;,c77i7 of such ,code7 on the date of the enactment of this ,act shall be treated as beginning work for such employer on such date4 #e4 ,permanent extension of work opportunity credit for employers hiring qualified veterans and members of ,ready ,reserve and ,national ,guard 7a7 ,in general ,section #ea7;c77#d7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by inserting 7other than any individual described in subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,k7 of subsection 7d77#a77 after individual4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after ,december #ca1 #bjaf4 #f4 ,eligibility of spouses of military personnel for the work opportunity credit 7a7 ,in general ,section #ea7;d77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as amended by this ,act1 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph 7,j71 by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 7,k7 and inserting 1 or1 and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,l7 a qualified military spouse4 4 7b7 ,qualified military spouse ,section #ea7;d7 of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#af7 ,qualified military spouse ,the term qualified military spouse means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being 7as of the hiring date7 a spouse of a member of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this ,act to individuals who begin work for the employer after such date4