,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,takano 7= himself & ,mr4 ,david ,p4    
,roe ( ,t5nessee7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to prescribe ! te*nical qualifications =
 lic5s$ he>+ aid speciali/s ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,prescription ( te*nical 
qualifications = lic5s$ he>+ aid        
speciali/s & requirem5t = appo9tm5t (   
su* speciali/s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all prescribe ! te*nical      
qualifications requir$ "u section       
#gdjb7;a77#ad7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to be appo9t$ z a lic5s$  
he>+ aid speciali/ "u section #gdja7c7 (
 su* title4  7b7 ,elem5ts =             
qualifications ,9 prescrib+ !           
qualifications = lic5s$ he>+ aid        

speciali/s "u subsection 7a71 !         
,secret>y %all ensure su* qualifications
 are consi/5t ) ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,/&>ds ( 
regi/]$ appr5tice%ip programs = !       
occupation ( he>+ aid speciali/s approv$
 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor 9 accordance ) 
! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly    
kn[n z ! ,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act7  
7#ej ,/at4 #ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi        
,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq474  7#b7 ,/&>ds =  
lic5sure ( he>+ aid speciali/s t are    
requir$ by a majority ( ,/ates4  7#c7   
,compet5cy 9 complet+ core tasks = !    
occupation ( he>+ aid speciali/ z       
det]m9$ by ! ,occupational ,in=mation   
,network ,database 7commonly kn[n z     
,o99,,net74  7c7 ,appo9tm5t ,n lat] ?an 
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y %all  
appo9t n few] ?an "o lic5s$ he>+ aid    
speciali/ at ea* m$ical c5t] ( !        
,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an     
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbb1 & annually        
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      

,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report-- 7#a7 assess+ ! progress ( !    
,secret>y 9 appo9t+ lic5s$ he>+ aid     
speciali/s "u subsection 7c72  7#b7     
assess+ pot5tial conflicts or ob/acles t
 prev5t ! appo9tm5t ( lic5s$ he>+ aid   
speciali/s2  7#c7 assess+ ! factors t l$
 to su* conflicts or ob/acles2 &  7#d7  
indicat+ ! m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) 
vacancies = lic5s$ he>+ aid speciali/s4