Bill > HR1796

Introduced Session

Troop Talent Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of the military departments, to the maximum extent practicable, to make information on civilian credentialing opportunities available to members of the Armed Forces (members) beginning with, and at every stage of, their training for military occupational specialities, in order to permit such members to: (1) evaluate the extent to which such training correlates with skills and training required for various civilian certifications and licenses, and (2) assess the suitability of such training for obtaining and pursuing such certifications and licenses. Requires the information made available to: (1) be consistent with the Transition Goals Plans Success program, and (2) include information on the civilian occupational equivalents of military occupational specialties. Requires such Secretaries to make available to civilian credentialing agencies specified information on the content of military training provided to members. Allows members or veterans to use educational assistance provided through the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in pursuit of a civilian certification or license only if the successful completion of a curriculum fully qualifies such student to take the appropriate examination and be certified or licensed to meet any other academic conditions required for entry into that occupation or profession. Requires the military occupational specialties designated for a military skills to civilian credentialing pilot program under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to include those specialties relating to the military information technology workforce. Directs the VA Secretary to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee (under current law, terminated on December 31, 2006). Provides additional Committee duties, including the development of: (1) guidance for audits of licensure and certification programs in order to ensure high-quality education to members and veterans, and (2) a plan to improve outreach to members and veterans on the importance of licensing and certification and the availability of educational benefits.

Committee Categories

Tammy Duckworth (D)*,  Michele Bachmann (R),  Ron Barber (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Timothy Bishop (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Madeleine Bordallo (D),  Robert Brady (D),  Mo Brooks (R),  Julia Brownley (D),  Cheri Bustos (D),  Lois Capps (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Joaquin Castro (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Mike Coffman (R),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Paul Cook (R),  Joe Courtney (D),  Rodney Davis (R),  Peter DeFazio (D),  John Delaney (D),  William Enyart (D),  Elizabeth Esty (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Lois Frankel (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Pete Gallego (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Janice Hahn (D),  Colleen Hanabusa (D),  Gregg Harper (R),  Denny Heck (D),  Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),  Brian Higgins (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Rubén Hinojosa (D),  Michael Honda (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Duncan Hunter (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Bill Johnson (R),  Hank Johnson (D),  Walter Jones (R),  Robin Kelly (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  James Langevin (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Tom Latham (R),  Barbara Lee (D),  John Lewis (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Daniel Maffei (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  James Moran (D),  Patrick Murphy (D),  Gloria Negrete McLeod (D),  Kristi Noem (R),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Richard Nugent (R),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Gary Peters (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Jared Polis (D),  Bill Posey (R),  Nick Rahall (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  E. Scott Rigell (R),  Jon Runyan (R),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Carol Shea-Porter (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Louise Slaughter (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  John Tierney (D),  Niki Tsongas (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Filemón Vela (D),  Timothy Walz (D),  Rob Wittman (R), 

Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 06/26/2013)

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