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Union Calendar No. 3 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
[Report No. 113–5] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to 
streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military 
emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical techni-
cians. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2013 
Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. CAPPS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
FEBRUARY 4, 2013 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WAXMAN, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. 
YODER, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. HANNA, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, 
Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of 
Illinois 
FEBRUARY 4, 2013 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants 
to States to streamline State requirements and proce-
dures for veterans with military emergency medical train-
ing to become civilian emergency medical technicians. 
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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 Emergency 
Medical Technician Support Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL 
TRAINING 
TO 
MEET 
REQUIRE-
MENTS 
FOR 
BECOMING 
CIVILIAN 
EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title III of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 314 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 315. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL TRAINING TO MEET RE-
QUIREMENTS 
FOR 
BECOMING 
CIVILIAN 
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram consisting of awarding demonstration grants to 
States to streamline State requirements and procedures 
in order to assist veterans who completed military emer-
gency medical technician training while serving in the 
Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, 
licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming 
an emergency medical technician in the State. 
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‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received as a dem-
onstration grant under this section shall be used to pre-
pare and implement a plan to streamline State require-
ments and procedures as described in subsection (a), in-
cluding by— 
‘‘(1) determining the extent to which the re-
quirements for the education, training, and skill level 
of emergency medical technicians in the State are 
equivalent to requirements for the education, train-
ing, and skill level of military emergency medical 
technicians; and 
‘‘(2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for 
military emergency medical technicians to forego or 
meet any such equivalent State requirements. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State shall demonstrate that the State has 
a shortage of emergency medical technicians. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress an annual report on the program under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized by section 
751(j)(1) to be appropriated to carry out section 751 for 
fiscal year 2014, there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 751(j)(1) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘There is authorized to be appro-
priated’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 315(e), there 
is authorized to be appropriated’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 3 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
[Report No. 113–5] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
grants to States to streamline State requirements 
and procedures for veterans with military emer-
gency medical training to become civilian emer-
gency medical technicians. 
FEBRUARY 4, 2013 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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