S.Amdt. 859

SA 859. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

SEC. ___. IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.

(a) Improved Employment Skills Verification.--Section
1143(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of
Defense''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) In order to improve the accuracy and completeness of
a certification or verification of job skills and experience
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast
Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy
shall--
``(A) establish a database to record all training performed
by members of the armed forces that may have application to
employment in the civilian sector; and
``(B) make unclassified information regarding such
information available to States and other potential employers
referred to in subsection (c) so that State and other
entities may allow military training to satisfy licensing or
certification requirements to engage in a civilian
profession.''.
(b) Improved Accuracy of Certificates of Training and
Skills.--Section 1143(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
further amended by inserting after paragraph (2), as added by
subsection (a), the following new paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is
not operating as a service in the Navy shall ensure that a
certification or verification of job skills and experience
required by paragraph (1) is rendered in such a way that
States and other potential employers can confirm the accuracy
and authenticity of the certification or verification.''.
(c) Improved Responsiveness to Certification Requests.--
Section 1143(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``For the purpose''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) A State may use a certification or verification of
job skills and experience provided to a member of the armed
forces under subsection (a) and request the Department of
Defense or the Coast Guard, as the case may be, to confirm
the accuracy and authenticity of the certification or
verification. A response confirming or denying the
information shall be provided within five business days.''.
(d) Improved Notice to Members.--Section 1142(b)(4)(A) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ``, including State-submitted
and approved lists of military training and skills that
satisfy occupational certifications and licenses''.
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