United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 38. VETERANS’ BENEFITS |
Part III. READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS |
Chapter 41. JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR VETERANS |
§ 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.
References In Text
The date of the enactment of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, referred to in subsec. (d), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 112–56, which was approved
Prior Provisions
Prior sections 4114 to 4119 were repealed by Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(a)(3),
Section 4114, Pub. L. 85–857,
Section 4115, Pub. L. 85–857,
Section 4116, added Pub. L. 89–311, § 6(a),
Section 4117, added Pub. L. 89–785, title I, § 112(a),
Section 4118, added Pub. L. 94–123, § 2(d)(1),
Section 4119, added Pub. L. 96–330, title I, § 116(a)(1),
Prior section 4120 was renumbered section 7458 of this title.
Prior sections 4121 to 4124 were repealed by Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(a)(3),
Section 4121, added Pub. L. 92–541, § 3(a),
Section 4122, added Pub. L. 92–541, § 3(a),
Section 4123, added Pub. L. 92–541, § 3(a),
Section 4124, added Pub. L. 92–541, § 3(a),
Prior sections 4131 to 4134 were renumbered sections 7331 to 7334 of this title, respectively.
Prior section 4141 was renumbered section 7451 of this title.
Another prior section 4141, added Pub. L. 96–330, title II, § 201(a)(1),
Prior section 4142 was renumbered section 7452 of this title.
Another prior section 4142 and prior sections 4143 to 4146 were repealed by Pub. L. 100–322, title II, § 216(a),
Section 4142, added Pub. L. 96–330, title II, § 201(a)(1),
Section 4143, added Pub. L. 96–330, title II, § 201(a)(1),
Section 4144, added Pub. L. 96–330, title II, § 201(a)(1),
Section 4145, added Pub. L. 96–330, title II, § 201(a)(1),
Section 4146, added Pub. L. 96–330, title II, § 201(a)(1),
For provisions similar to former sections 4142 to 4146 of this title, see chapter 76 (§ 7601 et seq.) of this title.
Prior sections 4151 and 4152 were repealed by Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(a)(2)(A),
Section 4151, added Pub. L. 99–166, title II, § 204(a)(1),
Section 4152, added Pub. L. 99–166, title II, § 204(a)(1),
Prior sections 4161 to 4168 were renumbered sections 7361 to 7368 of this title, respectively.
Amendments
2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–56, § 237(a)(1), substituted “shall” for “may”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–56, § 237(a)(2)(A), substituted “Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training,” for “Assistant Secretary shall” and “not more than five military” for “not less than 10 military” and inserted “for Veterans’ Employment and Training” after “selected by the Assistant Secretary”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112–56, § 237(a)(2)(B), substituted “enter into a contract with an appropriate entity representing a coalition of State governors to consult with appropriate Federal, State, and industry officials and” for “consult with appropriate Federal, State, and industry officials to”.
Subsecs. (d) to (h). Pub. L. 112–56, § 237(a)(3), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsecs. (d) to (h) which related to task force, consultation, contract authority, period of project, and funding, respectively.
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 112–147, “This Act may be cited as the ‘Veteran Skills to Jobs Act’.