,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eich ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjah,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,,va ,choice and ,quality ,employment ,act to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to establish a vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the ,armed ,forces to satisfy the occupational needs of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 to establish and implement a training and certification program for intermediate care technicians in that ,department1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans ,serving ,veterans ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,recruitment ,database 7a7 ,establishment ,section #bjh of the ,,va ,choice and ,quality ,employment ,act 7,public ,law #aae-df2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gja note7 is amended as follows3 7#a7 ,in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter proceeding paragraph 7#a71 by striking a single database and inserting and maintain a single searchable database1 to be known as the ,department of ,defense and ,veterans ,affairs ,recruitment ,database2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,d7 by adding after paragraph 7#b7 the following new paragraph3 7#c7 with respect to each vacant position under paragraph 7#a7 and paragraph 7#b71 the following information3 7,a7 ,the military occupational specialty or skill that corresponds to the position1 as determined by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense4 7,b7 ,each qualified member of the ,armed ,forces who may be recruited to fill the position before such qualified member of the ,armed ,forces has been discharged and released from active duty4 4 7#b7 ,by redesignating subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 as subsections 7g71 7h71 and 7i71 respectively4 7#c7 ,by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following new subsections3 7b7 ,additional information ,subject to subsection 7c71 the database established under subsection 7a7 shall include1 with respect to each qualified member of the ,armed ,forces1 the following information3 7#a7 ,the name and contact information of the qualified member of the ,armed ,forces4 7#b7 ,the date on which the qualified member of the ,armed ,forces is expected to be discharged and released from active duty4 7#c7 ,each military occupational specialty currently or previously assigned to the qualified member of the ,armed ,forces4 7c7 ,election not ,to be listed ,a qualified member of the ,armed ,forces may elect in writing not to be listed in the database4 7d7 ,availability ,information in the database shall be available to offices1 officials1 and employees of the ,department to the extent the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7e7 ,expedited ,hiring ,procedures ,the ,secretary shall implement direct hiring and appointment procedures for vacant positions listed in the database established under subsection 7a7 for qualified members of the ,armed ,forces who apply for such positions4 7f7 ,relocation bonus ,the ,secretary may authorize a relocation bonus1 in an amount determined appropriate by the ,secretary and subject to the same limitations as in the case of the authority provided under section #egec of title #e1 to any qualified member of the ,armed ,forces who has accepted a position listed in the database established under subsection 7a74 4 7#d7 ,in subsection 7h77#a71 as redesignated in paragraph 7#b71 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting subsection 7g74 7#e7 ,in subsection 7i71 as redesignated in paragraph 7#b71 by striking of this ,act and inserting of the ,veterans ,serving ,veterans ,act of #bjah1 and annually thereafter4 7#f7 ,by adding after subsection 7i71 as redesignated in paragraph 7#b71 the following new subsection3 7j7 ,qualified member of the ,armed ,forces ,defined ,in this section1 the term qualified member of the ,armed ,forces means a member of the ,armed ,forces-- 7#a7 described in section #aadb7;a7 of title #aj2 and 7#b7 who has been determined by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 to have a military occupational speciality that corresponds to a vacant position described in subsection 7a74 4 7b7 ,deadline ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall establish the database under section #bjh of the ,,va ,choice and ,quality ,employment ,act 7,public ,law #aae-df2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gja note71 as amended by this section1 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,intermediate ,care ,technician ,training ,program 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall implement a program to train and certify covered veterans to work as intermediate care technicians in the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7b7 ,locations 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish centers at medical facilities of the ,department selected by the ,secretary for the purposes of carrying out the program under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,selection of medical facilities ,in selecting a medical facility of the ,department under this subsection to serve as a center1 the ,secretary shall consider-- 7,a7 the experience and success of the facility in training intermediate care technicians2 and 7,b7 the availability of resources of the facility to train intermediate care technicians4 7c7 ,covered veteran defined ,in this section1 the term covered veteran means a veteran who the ,secretary determines served as a basic health care technician while serving in the ,armed ,forces4 #d4 ,no authorization of appropriations ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section #bjh of the ,,va ,choice and ,quality ,employment ,act 7,public ,law #aae-df2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gja note71 as amended by section #b of this ,act1 or to carry out section #c of this ,act4 ,such sections shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such purpose4