,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjai,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto    
,rico 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4
 ,jones1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mr4     
,cisneros7 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 #bjai4  #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 database 7to be known as the 
,departments of ,defense and ,veterans  
,affairs ,recruitment ,database72  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   
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7-- 7,a7 the     
military occupational specialty or skill
 that corresponds to the position1 as   
determined by the ,secretary1 in        
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense2 and  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 7f71 7g71 and 7h71   
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 ,availability ,information in the   
database shall be available to offices1 
officials1 and employees of the         

,department of ,veterans ,affairs to the
 extent the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs determines appropriate4  7d7   
,expedited hiring procedures ,the       
,secretary shall hire qualified members 
of the ,armed ,forces who apply for     
vacant positions listed in the database 
established under subsection 7a7 without
 regard to the provisions of subchapter 
,i of chapter #cc of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7e7 ,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 
7g77#a71 as redesignated in paragraph   
7#b71 by striking subsection 7b7 and    
inserting subsection 7g74  7#e7 ,in     
subsection 7h71 as redesignated in      

paragraph 7#b71 by striking of this ,act
 and inserting of the ,veterans ,serving
 ,veterans ,act of #bjai1 and annually  
thereafter4  7#f7 ,by adding after      
subsection 7h71 as redesignated in      
paragraph 7#b71 the following new       
subsection3  7i7 ,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  7#b7   
who elects to be listed in the database 
established under subsection 7a72 and   
7#c7 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    
,implementation plan ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to   
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  

of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,senate a plan to implement1        
including a timeline1 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 section4  #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 whom 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