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Union Calendar No. 424 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4155 

[Report No. 112–585] 

To direct the head of each Federal department and agency to treat relevant 

military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2012 

Mr. DENHAM (for himself and Mr. WALZ of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

JULY 9, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. NUGENT, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. RANGEL, 

Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. 

CARSON of Indiana, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. 

GARY G. MILLER of California, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CARTER, Mr. 

COURTNEY, Ms. CHU, Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. HIRONO, 

and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia 

JULY 9, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 


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A BILL 

To direct the head of each Federal department and agency 

to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 

training or certification requirements for Federal licenses. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veteran Skills to Jobs 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RELEVANT MILITARY TRAINING AS 

7 SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY TRAINING OR CER8 TIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL 

9 LICENSES. 

10 The head of each Federal department or agency shall 

11 ensure that an applicant for any Federal license who has 

12 received relevant training while serving as a member of 

13 the Armed Forces, as determined by such head, is deemed 

14 to satisfy any training or certification requirements for the 

15 license unless the training received by such applicant is 

16 found to be substantially different from the training or 

17 certification requirements for the license. 

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veteran Skills to Jobs 

20 Act’’. 

21 SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF RELEVANT MILITARY TRAINING 

22 FOR ISSUANCE OF A FEDERAL LICENSE. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal licensing 

24 authority shall consider and may accept, in the case of any 

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1 ceived by such individual while serving as a member of the 

2 armed forces, for the purpose of satisfying the requirements 

3 for such license. 

4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act— 

5 (1) the term ‘‘license’’ means a license, certifi6 cation, or other grant of permission to engage in a 

7 particular activity; 

8 (2) the term ‘‘Federal licensing authority’’ means 

9 a department, agency, or other entity of the Govern10 ment having authority to issue a license; 

11 (3) the term ‘‘armed forces’’ has the meaning 

12 given such term by section 2101(2) of title 5, United 

13 States Code; and 

14 (4) the term ‘‘Government’’ means the Govern15 ment of the United States. 

16 SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 

17 The head of each Federal licensing authority shall— 

18 (1) with respect to any license a licensing au19 thority grants or is empowered to grant as of the date 

20 of enactment of this Act, prescribe any regulations 

21 necessary to carry out this Act not later than 180 

22 days after such date; and 

23 (2) with respect to any license of a licensing au24 thority not constituted or not empowered to grant the 

25 license as of the date of enactment of this Act, preVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:39 Jul 10, 2012 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4155.RH H4155

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1 scribe any regulations necessary to carry out this Act 

2 not later than 180 days after the date on which the 

3 agency is so constituted or empowered, as the case 

4 may be. 


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Union Calendar No. 424 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4155 

[Report No. 112–585] 

A BILL 

To direct the head of each Federal department and 

ments for Federal licenses. ficient to satisfy training or certification requireagency to treat relevant military training as sufJULY 9, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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