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H.R. 5938 — what changed

Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 3 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Recruitment Database

(a)
changed Establishment— Section 208 of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–46; 38 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended as follows:
(1)
In subsection (a)—
(A)
changed in the matter proceeding paragraph (1), by striking “a single database” and inserting “and maintain a single searchable database, to database (to be known as the “Department “Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Recruitment Database””;Database”)”;
(B)
in paragraph (1), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(C)
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(D)
by adding after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

changed “(3) with respect to each vacant position under paragraph paragraphs (1) and paragraph (2), the following information:(2)—

changed “(A) The the military occupational specialty or skill that corresponds to the position, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense.Defense; and

changed “(B) Each each qualified member of the Armed Forces who may be recruited to fill the position before such qualified member of the Armed Forces has been discharged and released from active duty.”

(2)
changed By redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), (h), respectively.
(3)
By inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsections:

“(b) Additional information—Subject to subsection (c), the database established under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each qualified member of the Armed Forces, the following information:

“(1) The name and contact information of the qualified member of the Armed Forces.

“(2) The date on which the qualified member of the Armed Forces is expected to be discharged and released from active duty.

“(3) Each military occupational specialty currently or previously assigned to the qualified member of the Armed Forces.

changed “(c) Election not To Availability—Information in the database shall be listed—A qualified member available to offices, officials, and employees of the Armed Forces may elect in writing not Department of Veterans Affairs to be listed in the database.extent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines appropriate.

changed “(d) Availability—Information in the database Expedited hiring procedures—The Secretary shall be available to offices, officials, and employees hire qualified members of the Department to Armed Forces who apply for vacant positions listed in the extent database established under subsection (a) without regard to the Secretary determines appropriate.provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code.

changed “(e) Expedited Hiring Procedures—The Relocation bonus—The Secretary shall implement direct hiring may authorize a relocation bonus, in an amount determined appropriate by the Secretary and appointment procedures for vacant positions listed subject to the same limitations as in the database established case of the authority provided under subsection (a) for section 5753 of title 5, to any qualified members member of the Armed Forces who apply for such positions.has accepted a position listed in the database established under subsection (a).”

removed “(f) Relocation bonus—The Secretary may authorize a relocation bonus, in an amount determined appropriate by the Secretary and subject to the same limitations as in the case of the authority provided under section 5753 of title 5, to any qualified member of the Armed Forces who has accepted a position listed in the database established under subsection (a).”

(4)
changed In subsection (h)(1), (g)(1), as redesignated in paragraph (2), by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “subsection (g)”.
(5)
changed In subsection (i), (h), as redesignated in paragraph (2), by striking “of this Act” and inserting “of the Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018, and annually thereafter”.
(6)
changed By adding after subsection (i), (h), as redesignated in paragraph (2), the following new subsection:

changed “(j) “(i) Qualified member of the Armed Forces Defined—In this section, the term “qualified member of the Armed Forces” means a member of the Armed Forces—

changed “(1) described in section 1142(a) of title 10; and10;

changed “(2) who has been determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have a military occupational speciality that corresponds elects to a vacant position described be listed in the database established under subsection (a).”(a); and

added “(3) who has been determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have a military occupational speciality that corresponds to a vacant position described in subsection (a).”

(b)
changed Deadline—Implementation plan— The Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish submit to the database under Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to implement, including a timeline, section 208 of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–46; 38 U.S.C. 701 note), as amended by this section, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.section.

Sec. 3 Intermediate Care Technician Training Program

(a)
Establishment— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement a program to train and certify covered veterans to work as intermediate care technicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b)
Locations—
(1)
Establishment— The Secretary shall establish centers at medical facilities of the Department selected by the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out the program under subsection (a).
(2)
Selection of medical facilities— In selecting a medical facility of the Department under this subsection to serve as a center, the Secretary shall consider—
(A)
the experience and success of the facility in training intermediate care technicians; and
(B)
the availability of resources of the facility to train intermediate care technicians.
(c)
changed Covered veteran defined— In this section, the term “covered veteran” means a veteran who whom the Secretary determines served as a basic health care technician while serving in the Armed Forces.

Sec. 4 No authorization of appropriations

changed No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 208 of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–46; 38 U.S.C. 701 note), as amended by section 2 of this Act, or to carry out section 3 of this Act. Such sections shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such purpose.