,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #cj1 
#bjbc,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,budd7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
waive ,general ,schedule qualification  
standards related to work experience for
 nurses at military medical treatment   
facilities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,reward ,experience ,act of #bjbc4
  #b4 ,waiver with respect to           
experienced nurses at military medical  
treatment facilities  7a7 ,in general   
,the hiring manager of a military       
medical treatment facility or other     
health care facility of the ,department 
of ,defense may waive any ,general      
,schedule qualification standard related
 to work experience established by the  
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management in the case of any applicant

 for a nursing or practical nurse       
position in a medical treatment facility
 or other health care facility the      
,department of ,defense who-- 7#a77;,a7 
is a nurse or practical nurse in the    
,department of ,defense2 or 7,b7 was a  
nurse or practical nurse in the         
,department of ,defense for at least #a 
year2 and  7#b7 after commencing work as
 a nurse or practical nurse in the      
,department of ,defense1 obtained a     
,bachelor's degree or graduate degree   
from an accredited professional nursing 
educational program4  7b7 ,certification
 ,if1 in the case of any applicant      
described in subsection 7a71 a hiring   
manager waives a qualification standard 
in accordance with such subsection1 such
 hiring manager shall submit to the     
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management a certification that such   
applicant meets all remaining ,general  
,schedule qualification standards       
established by the ,director of the     
,office of ,personnel ,management for   

the applicable position4