§ 4114. Credentialing and licensure of veterans: demonstration project
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(a)Demonstration Project Authorized.— The Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall carry out a demonstration project on credentialing in accordance with this section for the purpose of facilitating the seamless transition of members of the Armed Forces from service on active duty to civilian employment.
(b)Identification of Military Occupational Specialties and Associated Credentials and Licenses.—
(1)The Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, select not more than five military occupational specialties for purposes of the demonstration project. Each specialty so selected by the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall require a skill or set of skills that is required for civilian employment in an industry with high growth or high worker demand.
(2)The Assistant Secretary shall enter into a contract with an appropriate entity representing a coalition of State governors to consult with appropriate Federal, State, and industry officials and identify requirements for credentials, certifications, and licenses that require a skill or set of skills required by a military occupational specialty selected under paragraph (1).
(3)The Assistant Secretary shall analyze the requirements identified under paragraph
(2)to determine which requirements may be satisfied by the skills, training, or experience acquired by members of the Armed Forces with the military occupational specialties selected under paragraph (1).
(c)Elimination of Barriers to Credentialing and Licensure.— The Assistant Secretary shall cooperate with appropriate Federal, State, and industry officials to reduce or eliminate any barriers to providing a credential, certification, or license to a veteran who acquired any skill, training, or experience while serving as a member of the Armed Forces with a military occupational specialty selected under subsection (b)(1) that satisfies the Federal and State requirements for the credential, certification, or license.
(d)Period of Project.— The period during which the Assistant Secretary shall carry out the demonstration project under this section shall be the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.
(Added Pub. L. 109–461, title VI, § 604(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3437; amended Pub. L. 112–56, title II, § 237(a), Nov. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 725.)
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U.S. Code
- § 5102Definitions; application
- § 247Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian health care professionals
- § 7402Qualifications of appointees
- § 5948Physicians comparability allowances
- § 7406Residencies and internships
- § 7405Temporary full-time appointments, part-time appointments, and without-compensation appointments
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 99–576To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation for veterans and survivors, and to improve veterans’ health-care, education, employment, housing, and national cemetery programs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 96–330To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote the recruitment and retention of physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health-care personnel in the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans’ Administration, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–295To amend titles 10, 14, 37, and 38, United States Code, to codify recent law and to improve the Code
- Public Law 112–147To direct the head of each Federal department and agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses
statute-compilations
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U.S. Code
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- Consultation§ 7474
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- Nurses and other health-care personnel: administration of pay§ 7452
- Quality assurance§ 7311
- Civil service; armed forces; uniformed services§ 2101
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- Pub. L. 109–461, title VI, § 604(a)(1)
- 120 Stat. 3437
- Pub. L. 112–56, title II, § 237(a)
- 125 Stat. 725
- Pub. L. 112–56
- Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(a)(3)
- 105 Stat. 210
- Pub. L. 85–857
- 72 Stat. 1247
- Pub. L. 87–574, § 4(2)
- 76 Stat. 309
- Pub. L. 89–785, title I, § 111(a)
- 80 Stat. 1371
- Pub. L. 91–496
- 84 Stat. 1092
- Pub. L. 93–82, title II, § 206
- 87 Stat. 192
- Pub. L. 94–581, title I
- 90 Stat. 2848
- Pub. L. 95–201, § 4(a)(2)
- 91 Stat. 1430
- Pub. L. 96–330, title I, § 116(b)
- 94 Stat. 1039
- Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(85)
- 96 Stat. 1312
- Pub. L. 99–166, title II, § 203
- 99 Stat. 950
- Pub. L. 99–514, § 2
- 100 Stat. 2095
- Pub. L. 99–576, title II, § 214
- 100 Stat. 3258
- Pub. L. 100–322, title II, § 223
- 102 Stat. 531
- Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XV, § 1503(a)(2)
- 102 Stat. 4133
- Pub. L. 101–366, title II, § 203
- 104 Stat. 439
- 72 Stat. 1248
- Pub. L. 89–311, § 6(a)
- 79 Stat. 1156
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§ 4114
Credentialing and licensure of veterans: demonstration project
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–461, title VI, § 604(a)(1)
Stat.120 Stat. 3437
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–56, title II, § 237(a)
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