I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2587 
To improve the ability of veterans with medical training to assist the United 
States in response to national emergencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2021 
Mr. LAMB (for himself and Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To improve the ability of veterans with medical training 
to assist the United States in response to national emer-
gencies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Education 
Recognition for Veterans during Emergencies Act’’ or the 
‘‘SERVE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. UPDATE OF WEB PORTAL TO IDENTIFY VETERANS 
WHO HAD MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS AS MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall update exist-
ing web portals of the Department to allow the identifica-
tion of veterans who had a medical occupation as a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces. 
(b) INFORMATION IN PORTAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An update to a portal under 
subsection (a) shall allow a veteran to elect to pro-
vide the following information: 
(A) Contact information for the veteran. 
(B) A history of the medical experience 
and trained competencies of the veteran. 
(2) INCLUSIONS
IN
HISTORY.—To the extent 
practicable, histories provided under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall include individual critical task lists spe-
cific to military occupational specialties that align 
with existing standard occupational codes main-
tained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
SEC. 3. PROGRAM ON PROVISION TO STATES OF INFORMA-
TION ON VETERANS WITH MEDICAL SKILLS 
OBTAINED DURING SERVICE IN THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
For purposes of facilitating civilian medical creden-
tialing and hiring opportunities for veterans seeking to re-
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spond to a national emergency, including a public health 
emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Labor, shall establish a program to share information 
specified in section 3(b) with the following: 
(1) State departments of veterans affairs. 
(2) Veterans service organizations. 
(3) State credentialing bodies. 
(4) State homes. 
(5) Other stakeholders involved in State-level 
credentialing, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 4. PROGRAM ON TRAINING OF INTERMEDIATE CARE 
TECHNICIANS 
OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment a program to train and certify covered veterans to 
work as intermediate care technicians of the Department. 
(b) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary may place an inter-
mediate care technician trained and certified under the 
program under subsection (a) at any medical center of the 
Department, giving priority to a location with a significant 
staffing shortage. 
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(c) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN TRANSITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM.—As part of the Transition Assist-
ance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall prepare a commu-
nications campaign to convey opportunities for training, 
certification, and employment under the program under 
subsection (a) to appropriate members of the Armed 
Forces separating from active duty. 
(d) REPORT
ON EXPANSION
OF PROGRAM.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on whether the program under this section could be rep-
licated for other medical positions within the Department. 
(e) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran whom the 
Secretary determines served as a basic health care techni-
cian while serving in the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS. 
The Secretary shall notify veterans service organiza-
tions and, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
of opportunities for veterans under this Act. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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