I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2853 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to State emergency 
medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and 
licensing of veterans with prior medical training, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPEIER, 
Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. ENGEL, and 
Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants 
to State emergency medical service departments to pro-
vide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans 
with prior medical training, 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 ‘‘Emergency Medic 
Transition (EMT) Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR EXPEDITED TRAINING AND LICENS-
ING OF VETERANS AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
TECHNICIANS. 
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
241 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 330J 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 330J–1. GRANTS FOR EXPEDITED LICENSING OF VET-
ERANS AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNI-
CIANS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants to 
eligible entities to provide for the expedited training and 
licensing, as emergency medical technicians, of veterans 
who received training as emergency medical technicians 
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity is eligible to receive a 
grant under this section if— 
‘‘(1) the entity is— 
‘‘(A) a State emergency medical services 
office; or 
‘‘(B) any other appropriate State entity 
with jurisdiction over emergency medical per-
sonnel; and 
‘‘(2) the entity prepares and submits to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, that includes— 
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‘‘(A) a description of the activities to be 
carried out under the grant; and 
‘‘(B) an assurance that the eligible entity 
will comply with the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) RECRUITING AND TRAINING.—An eligible 
entity shall use amounts received under a grant 
made under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) to recruit emergency medical techni-
cians from among veterans who received train-
ing as emergency medical technicians while 
serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) to provide to such veterans required 
course work and training that take into ac-
count, and are not duplicative of, medical 
course work and training received when such 
veterans were active members of the Armed 
Forces of the United States, to enable such vet-
erans to satisfy emergency medical services per-
sonnel certification requirements in the civilian 
sector, as determined by the appropriate State 
regulatory entity; and 
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‘‘(C) to reimburse individuals who are cer-
tified as emergency medical technicians pursu-
ant to the program under this section for the 
costs of receiving certification and licensing 
from the appropriate State entity. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL AND 
OTHER INSTITUTIONS.—An eligible entity may enter 
into an agreement with any institution of higher 
education, or other educational institution certified 
to provide training to emergency medical personnel, 
for purposes of providing training under this section 
if such institution has developed a suitable cur-
riculum that meets the requirements of paragraph 
(1)(B). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE VETERANS.—An individual is el-
igible to receive training under this subsection if the 
individual provides to the eligible entity concerned— 
‘‘(A) proof of honorable discharge from the 
Armed Forces of the United States; 
‘‘(B) proof of successful completion of mili-
tary emergency medical training, including a 
detailed description of the emergency medical 
curriculum completed; 
‘‘(C) a detailed description of the appli-
cant’s clinical experience; and 
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‘‘(D) such additional information as the el-
igible entity considers necessary. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—An eligible entity shall give 
priority to providing training under this subsection 
to individuals who will serve as emergency medical 
technicians in areas that provide a high volume of 
emergency medical services and trauma care within 
the State in which the eligible entity is located. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—None of the funds received 
under a grant made under subsection (a) may be 
used by an eligible entity for its operational ex-
penses. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
Æ 
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