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,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to improve ! ability ( vet]ans 
) m$ical tra9+ to assi/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 response to national em]g5cies1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
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,act or ! ,,s]ve ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,dep>tm5t2 secret>y2  
vet]an ,! t]ms ,dep>tm5t1 ,secret>y1 &  
vet]an h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section
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7#b7 ,vet]ans s]vice organization ,! t]m
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organization t provides s]vices to      
vet]ans1 includ+ organizations recogniz$
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section #eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,code4  #c4 ,update ( web portal to    
id5tify vet]ans :o _h m$ical occupations
 z memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all update exi/+ web      
portals ( ! ,dep>tm5t to all[ !         
id5tification ( vet]ans :o _h a m$ical  
occupation z a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4   
7b7 ,in=mation 9 portal  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,an update to a portal "u subsection 7a7
 %all all[ a vet]an to elect to provide 
! foll[+ in=mation3 7,a7 ,contact       
in=mation = ! vet]an4  7,b7 ,a hi/ory ( 
! m$ical exp]i5ce & tra9$ compet5cies ( 
! vet]an4  7#b7 ,inclusions 9 hi/ory ,to
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"u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 %all include      
individual critical task li/s specific  
to milit>y occupational specialties t   
align ) exi/+ /&>d occupational codes   
ma9ta9$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics4
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in=mation on vet]ans ) m$ical skills    
obta9$ dur+ s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,=   
purposes ( facilitat+ civilian m$ical   
cred5tial+ & hir+ opportunities =       

vet]ans seek+ to respond to a national  
em]g5cy1 includ+ a public heal? em]g5cy 
decl>$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices "u section #cai ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;d71 ! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,labor1 %all e/abli% a program to %>e   
in=mation specifi$ 9 section #c7;b7 ) ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( vet]ans  
affairs4  7#b7 ,vet]ans s]vice          
organizations4  7#c7 ,/ate cr$5tial+    
bodies4  7#d7 ,o!r /akehold]s involv$ 9 
,/ate-level cr$5tial+1 z det]m9$        
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  #e4        
,program on tra9+ ( int]m$iate c>e      
te*nicians ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y  
%all implem5t a program to tra9 & c]tify
 cov]$ vet]ans to "w z int]m$iate c>e   
te*nicians ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7          
,locations ,! ,secret>y may place an    
int]m$iate c>e te*nician tra9$ & c]tifi$
 "u ! program "u subsection 7a7 at any  
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 giv+ priority

 to a location ) a significant /aff+    
%ortage4  7c7 ,inclusion ( in=mation 9  
transition assi/ance program ,z "p ( !  
,transition ,assi/ance ,program "u      
sections #aadb & #aadd ( title #aj1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y %all   
prep>e a communications campaign to     
convey opportunities = tra9+1           
c]tification1 & employm5t "u ! program  
"u subsection 7a7 to appropriate memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces sep>at+ f active duty4  
7d7 ,report on expansion ( program ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ,congress a report on :e!r !  
program "u ?is section c\ld be replicat$
 = o!r m$ical positions )9 ! ,dep>tm5t4 
7e7 ,cov]$ vet]an def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m cov]$ vet]an means a vet]an :om ! 
,secret>y det]m9es s]v$ z a basic heal? 
c>e te*nician :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4
  #f4 ,notification ( opportunities =   
vet]ans ,! ,secret>y %all notify vet]ans
 s]vice organizations &1 9 coord9ation )
 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 memb]s ( !      

res]ve compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces (      
opportunities = vet]ans "u ?is ,act4