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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 require-
ments for Federal licenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2012 
Mr. DENHAM (for himself and Mr. WALZ of Minnesota) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment 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 Illi-
nois, 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 li-
censes. 
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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 ‘‘Veteran Skills to Jobs 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RELEVANT MILITARY TRAINING AS 
SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY TRAINING OR CER-
TIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL 
LICENSES. 
The head of each Federal department or agency shall 
ensure that an applicant for any Federal license who has 
received relevant training while serving as a member of 
the Armed Forces, as determined by such head, is deemed 
to satisfy any training or certification requirements for the 
license unless the training received by such applicant is 
found to be substantially different from the training or 
certification requirements for the license. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veteran Skills to Jobs 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF RELEVANT MILITARY TRAINING 
FOR ISSUANCE OF A FEDERAL LICENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal licensing 
authority shall consider and may accept, in the case of any 
individual applying for a license, any relevant training re-
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ceived by such individual while serving as a member of the 
armed forces, for the purpose of satisfying the requirements 
for such license. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘license’’ means a license, certifi-
cation, or other grant of permission to engage in a 
particular activity; 
(2) the term ‘‘Federal licensing authority’’ means 
a department, agency, or other entity of the Govern-
ment having authority to issue a license; 
(3) the term ‘‘armed forces’’ has the meaning 
given such term by section 2101(2) of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(4) the term ‘‘Government’’ means the Govern-
ment of the United States. 
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 
The head of each Federal licensing authority shall— 
(1) with respect to any license a licensing au-
thority grants or is empowered to grant as of the date 
of enactment of this Act, prescribe any regulations 
necessary to carry out this Act not later than 180 
days after such date; and 
(2) with respect to any license of a licensing au-
thority not constituted or not empowered to grant the 
license as of the date of enactment of this Act, pre-
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scribe any regulations necessary to carry out this Act 
not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
agency is so constituted or empowered, as the case 
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 
agency to treat relevant military training as suf-
ficient to satisfy training or certification require-
ments for Federal licenses. 
JULY 9, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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