H.R. 3611

119 HR 3611 IH: Veterans Skilled Trades Transition Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3611  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 23, 2025   Mrs. Torres of California  introduced the following
        bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed
  Services , and in addition to the Committee on  Veterans' Affairs , for a period to be subsequently
        determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
        the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on transitioning military acquired credentials to the civilian workforce.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans Skilled Trades Transition Act  .
2.
Report on the number of veterans who have their military acquired credentials recognized at the State-level for the civilian workforce
(a)
Report
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to Congress a report that builds on the data reported in the  DoD Credentialing Utilization  report from 2018 (3–BB02A16) to better assess the effectiveness of the Credentialing Programs for post-military civilian employment.
(b)
Matters included
The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1)
An assessment of the number of veterans who successfully transfer their eligible professional credentials to civilian jobs.
(2)
An assessment of which certifications were most commonly used for post-military civilian employment, such as airplane mechanics.
(3)
An assessment on any other barriers veterans face to transferring military mechanical skills to State certifications.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
The term  applicable licensing authority  means the licensing authority by a State for a given vocation in which the veteran works or would like to work.
(2)
The term  eligible professional credential  means a professional credential, including a professional credential in the field of airplane mechanics, obtained using expenses paid pursuant to the program under section 2015 of title 10, United States Code.
(3)
The term  expenses  has the meaning given such term in such section.
(4)
The term  servicemember  has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4025a ).
(5)
The term  State  means each of the several States and territories and the District of Columbia.