Bill > S700

This bill, known as the Troop Talent Act of 2013, aims to improve the transition of members of the Armed Forces and veterans into civilian careers by ensuring their military education and training better aligns with civilian certifications and licenses. It addresses concerns that veterans face higher unemployment rates and lack sufficient information on how their military skills translate to civilian jobs. The bill mandates that military departments provide information on civilian credentialing opportunities throughout a service member's training, including details on civilian job equivalents, license requirements, and available educational benefits. It also requires making military training curricula more accessible to accredited civilian credentialing agencies to facilitate the correlation between military and civilian qualifications. Furthermore, the bill clarifies that certain educational assistance programs for service members can be used for courses directly leading to civilian certifications or licenses, provided these courses fully qualify individuals to take required exams and meet other academic pre-conditions for entry into a profession. Finally, it reestablishes an advisory committee within the Department of Veterans Affairs to help ensure quality education for veterans and improve outreach regarding licensing, certification, and available educational benefits.