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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5148 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a centralized database to 

record and maintain information relating to training performed by members of the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 4, 2023 

Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a centralized 

database to record and maintain information relating 

to training performed by members of the Armed Forces. 

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

3 SECTION 1. MILITARY TRAINING AND COMPETENCY DATA4 BASE. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.— 

6 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De7 fense shall establish— 

8 (A) a centralized database, to be known as 

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1 base’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Data2 base’’), to record and maintain information re3 lating to training performed by members of the 

4 Armed Forces; and 

5 (B) a process to make the information in 

6 the database available to States and potential 

7 employers to assist in determining if the train8 ing provided to a member or former member of 

9 the Armed Forces satisfies civilian licensing and 

10 certification requirements. 

11 (2) CONTENTS.—The Database shall include 

12 following information for each member of the Armed 

13 Forces: 

14 (A) Name, rank, and military service iden15 tification number. 

16 (B) Branch of service and specialty. 

17 (C) Details of completed training courses, 

18 certifications, and qualifications. 

19 (D) Any other information the Secretary 

20 determines appropriate. 

21 (3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Sec22 retary of Defense shall establish a process to make 

23 the information contained in the Database available 

24 to States and other employers upon request to assist 

25 such States and employers in verifying whether the 


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1 training and qualifications of a member or former 

2 member of the Armed Forces satisfies relevant civil3 ian licensing or certification requirements. 

4 (4) SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.—The Sec5 retary of Defense shall ensure that the Database is 

6 secure, easily accessible, and regularly updated to re7 flect the training and qualifications acquired by 

8 members of the Armed Forces. 

9 (b) COMPETENCY REPORTS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the information in 

11 the Database the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

12 to each member of the Armed Forces a document 

13 that outlines the training and qualifications acquired 

14 by a member while serving in the Armed Forces. 

15 Such document shall be known as a ‘‘competency re16 port’’. 

17 (2) FORMAT AND CONTENTS.—The Secretary of 

18 Defense shall develop a standardized format for 

19 competency reports, which shall include, at a min20 imum, the following information: 

21 (A) Relevant personal details about the 

22 member. 

23 (B) Description of training courses, certifi24 cations, and qualifications obtained. 


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1 (C) Date and duration of each completed 

2 training. 

3 (D) Authorized signatures and other nec4 essary authentication. 

5 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Competency reports shall 

6 be provided to members of the Armed Forces upon 

7 their separation or retirement from the Armed 

8 Forces. 

9 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary of Defense shall establish the necessary regu13 lations, procedures, and timelines for the implemen14 tation of this section. 

15 (2) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of Defense 

16 shall allocate sufficient resources to ensure the effec17 tive establishment, maintenance, and accessibility of 

18 the Database and the development and distribution 

19 of competency reports to members of the Armed 

20 Forces. 

21 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than two 

22 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

24 committees a report on the implementation and effective25 ness of the Database and any recommendations of the 


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1 Secretary for improving the Database. The report shall 

2 include feedback and recommendations from States and 

3 other employers regarding the usability and accuracy of 

4 the Database and the competency reports described in 

5 subsection (b). 

6 (e) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE7 FINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense 

8 committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

9 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

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