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S 2341 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Defense spending Licensing and registrations Military education and training Military readiness

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the authority for members of the Armed Forces to obtain professional credentials.

Introduced: May 15, 2014 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 15, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3076-3077)
May 15, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises the conditions for payment of expenses to military personnel to obtain professional credentials to include those for federal occupational licenses.

Adds as conditions for such payment that the credentials be necessary to meet: (1) readiness requirements or professional occupational development goals of the particular armed force or the member's self-development needs; and (2) certain International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission accreditation standards, with exceptions for a credentialing agency that agrees to seek to obtain compliance certification within three years.

Authorizes the payment of the expenses from amounts available for tuition assistance for members under the jurisdiction of the appropriate Secretary.

Defines "expenses" as those for classroom instruction, hands-on training (and associated materials), manuals, study guides and materials, textbooks, and processing, test, and related fees.

What's happening now May 15, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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