SEC. 2. IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VET-
ERANS. 
(a) 
IMPROVED
EMPLOYMENT
SKILLS 
VERIFICATION.—Section 1143(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of 
Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In order to improve the accuracy and complete-
ness of a certification or verification of job skills and expe-
rience required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to 
the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
the Navy shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a database to record all training 
performed by members of the armed forces that may 
have application to employment in the civilian sector; 
and 
‘‘(B) make unclassified information regarding 
such information available to States and other po-
tential employers referred to in subsection (c) so 
that State and other entities may allow military 
training to satisfy licensing or certification require-
ments to engage in a civilian profession.’’. 
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(b) IMPROVED ACCURACY
OF CERTIFICATES
OF 
TRAINING
AND SKILLS.—Section 1143(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is further amended by inserting after 
paragraph (2), as added by subsection (a), the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when 
it is not operating as a service in the Navy shall ensure 
that a certification or verification of job skills and experi-
ence required by paragraph (1) is rendered in such a way 
that States and other potential employers can confirm the 
accuracy and authenticity of the certification or verifica-
tion.’’. 
(c) IMPROVED RESPONSIVENESS TO CERTIFICATION 
REQUESTS.—Section 1143(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘For the pur-
pose’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) A State may use a certification or verification 
of job skills and experience provided to a member of the 
armed forces under subsection (a) and request the Depart-
ment of Defense or the Coast Guard, as the case may be, 
to confirm the accuracy and authenticity of the certifi-
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cation or verification. A response confirming or denying 
the information shall be provided within five business 
days.’’. 
(d) IMPROVED PORTABILITY OF CERTIFICATES OF 
TRAINING AND SKILLS.—Section 1143 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PORTABILITY.—A certification or verification of 
job skills and experience provided to a member of the 
armed forces under subsection (a) and accepted by a State 
to satisfy licensing or certification requirements to engage 
in a civilian profession shall be valid in all States once 
used in the accepting States.’’. 
(e) IMPROVED
NOTICE
TO
MEMBERS.—Section 
1142(b)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, includ-
ing State-submitted and approved lists of military training 
and skills that satisfy occupational certifications and li-
censes’’. 
Æ 
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