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Calendar No. 439 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2239 

To direct the head of each agency to treat relevant military training as 

sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 27, 2012 

Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. HELLER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. TESTER, 

Ms. LANDRIEU, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. JOHANNS) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

JUNE 29, 2012 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To direct the head of each agency to treat relevant military 

training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 

requirements for Federal licenses. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Act of 2012’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RELEVANT MILITARY TRAINING AS 

5 SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY TRAINING OR CER6 TIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL 

7 LICENSES. 

8 The head of each agency (as defined under section 

9 551 of title 5, United States Code) shall deem an appli10 cant for a license issued by the agency who has received 

11 relevant training while serving as a member of the Armed 

12 Forces, as determined by the head of the agency, to have 

13 satisfied any training or certification requirements for the 

14 license, unless the head of the agency determines that the 

15 training received by the applicant is substantially different 

16 from the training or certification required for the license. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

19 Act’’. 

20 SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF RELEVANT MILITARY TRAINING 

21 FOR ISSUANCE OF A FEDERAL LICENSE. 

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

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

24 individual applying for a license, any relevant training re25 ceived by such individual while serving as a member of the 


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1 armed forces, for the purpose of satisfying the requirements 

2 for such license. 

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

4 (1) the term ‘‘license’’ means a license, certifi5 cation, or other grant of permission to engage in a 

6 particular activity; 

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

8 a department, agency, or other entity of the Govern9 ment having authority to issue a license; 

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

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

12 States Code; and 

13 (4) the term ‘‘Government’’ means the Govern14 ment of the United States. 

15 SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 

16 The head of each Federal licensing authority shall— 

17 (1) with respect to any license a licensing au18 thority grants or is empowered to grant as of the date 

19 of enactment of this Act, prescribe any regulations 

20 necessary to carry out this Act not later than 180 

21 days after such date; and 

22 (2) with respect to any license of a licensing au23 thority not constituted or not empowered to grant the 

24 license as of the date of enactment of this Act, pre25 scribe any regulations necessary to carry out this Act 


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

2 agency is so constituted or empowered, as the case 

3 may be. 


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Calendar No. 439 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2239 

A BILL 

To direct the head of each agency to treat relevant 

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

JUNE 29, 2012 

Reported with an amendment 


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