Hire Military Service Members Act
This bill requires the military department concerned to withhold payments for unemployment compensation otherwise due for a calendar quarter from a state that imposes professional licensing requirements that fails to accept professional credentials related to military training and skills that are obtained by members of the Armed Forces under the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program or a similar program for members accredited by a nationally recognized, third-party personnel certification program accreditor.
Amounts that remain withheld at the end of a fiscal year shall be made available to the military department concerned during the following fiscal year to carry out such a program.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 2861 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2861
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide incentives for States
to accept professional credentials related to military training and
skills that are obtained by members of the Armed Forces while serving
in the Armed Forces.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 8, 2017
Mr. Russell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide incentives for States
to accept professional credentials related to military training and
skills that are obtained by members of the Armed Forces while serving
in the Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hire Military Service Members Act''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES TO INCREASE STATE PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN
OBTAINING PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS WHILE SERVING IN THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Effect of Failure of States To Accept Professional
Credentials Obtained Under Program.--(1) If the Secretary concerned
determines that a State that imposes professional licensing
requirements fails to accept professional credentials related to
military training and skills that are obtained by members of the armed
forces under the program required by this section or under a similar
program for members accredited by a nationally recognized, third-party
personnel certification program accreditor, the Secretary concerned
shall withhold payments for Unemployment Compensation for Ex-
Servicemembers otherwise due to that State for a calendar quarter.
``(2) Amounts withheld from a State under paragraph (1), if
remaining unpaid at the end of a fiscal year because of the continued
failure of the State to accept member professional credentials
described in paragraph (1) before the end of that fiscal year, shall be
available to the Secretary concerned during the next fiscal year to
carry out the program required by this section. Such amounts are in
addition to other amounts made available to carry out the program.
``(3) Paragraph (1) shall take effect 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this subsection.''.
(b) Implementation Plan and Progress Report.--
(1) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast
Guard, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives a plan to implement the
amendment made by subsection (a).
(2) Progress report.--Not later than two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast
Guard, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report evaluating the
success of the amendment made by subsection (a) in forcing
States to accept professional credentials related to military
training and skills that are obtained by members of the Armed
Forces while serving in the Armed Forces.
(3) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall carry out this subsection
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military
departments and the Secretary of Labor.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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