Requiring a report on the availability of postsecondary credit for skills acquired during military service.

SA 927. Mr. McCAIN (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed by Mr. McCain 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 V, add the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF POSTSECONDARY CREDIT FOR
SKILLS ACQUIRED DURING MILITARY SERVICE.

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Education, and Labor, shall
submit to Congress a report on the transfer of skills into
equivalent postsecondary credits or technical certifications
for members of the armed forces leaving the military. Such
report shall describe each the following:
(1) Each skill that may be acquired during military service
that is eligible for transfer into an equivalent
postsecondary credit or technical certification.
(2) The academic level of the equivalent postsecondary
credit or technical certification for each such skill.
(3) Each academic institution that awards an equivalent
postsecondary credit or technical certification for such
skills, including--
(A) each such academic institution's status as a public or
private institution, and as a non-profit or for-profit
institution; and
(B) the number of veterans that applied to such academic
institution who were able to receive equivalent postsecondary
credits or technical certifications in the preceding fiscal
year, and the academic level of the credits or
certifications.
(4) The number of members of the armed forces who left the
military in the preceding fiscal year, and the number of such
members who met with an academic or technical training
advisor as part of the member's participation in the
Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.
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