Sec. 568. MILITARY-TO-MARINER TRANSITION

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## SEC. 568 MILITARY-TO-MARINER TRANSITION ###

(a)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall jointly report to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on steps the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security have taken or intend to take— ####

(1)to maximize the extent to which United States Armed Forces service, training, and qualifications are creditable toward meeting the laws and regulations governing United States merchant mariner license, certification, and document laws and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, including steps to enhance interdepartmental coordination; and ####

(2)to promote better awareness among Armed Forces personnel who serve in vessel operating positions of the requirements for postservice use of Armed Forces training, education, and practical experience in satisfaction of requirements for merchant mariner credentials under section 11.213 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, and the need to document such service in a manner suitable for post-service use. ###

(b)List of Training Programs The report under subsection

(a)shall include a list of Army, Navy, and Coast Guard training programs open to Army, Navy, and Coast Guard vessel operators, respectively, that shows— ####

(1)which programs have been approved for credit toward merchant mariner credentials; ####

(2)which programs are under review for such approval; ####

(3)which programs are not relevant to the training needed for merchant mariner credentials; and ####

(4)which programs could become eligible for credit toward merchant mariner credentials with minor changes. ## Subtitle H Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters