2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part III - TRAINING AND EDUCATION (§§ 2001 - 2200f)
Chapter 101 - TRAINING GENERALLY (§§ 2001 - 2016)
Section 2015 - Payment of expenses to obtain professional credentials
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART III - TRAINING AND EDUCATION CHAPTER 101 - TRAINING GENERALLY Sec. 2015 - Payment of expenses to obtain professional credentials |
Contains | section 2015 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title V, §538(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3250. |
Statutes at Large References | 119 Stat. 3250 125 Stat. 1418 126 Stat. 1737 127 Stat. 762 |
Public Law References | Public Law 109-163, Public Law 112-81, Public Law 112-239, Public Law 113-66 |
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(a)
(1) expenses for members of the armed forces to obtain professional credentials, including expenses for professional accreditation, State-imposed and professional licenses, and professional certification; and
(2) examinations to obtain such credentials.
(b)
(Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, §538(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3250.)
ENHANCEMENT OF MECHANISMS TO CORRELATE SKILLS AND TRAINING FOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES WITH SKILLS AND TRAINING REQUIRED FOR CIVILIAN CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSESPub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, §542, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 762, provided that:
"(a)
"(1)
"(A) to evaluate the extent to which such training correlates with the skills and training required in connection with various civilian certifications and licenses; and
"(B) to assess the suitability of such training for obtaining or pursuing such civilian certifications and licenses.
"(2)
"(3)
"(A) Information on the civilian occupational equivalents of military occupational specialties (MOS).
"(B) Information on civilian license or certification requirements, including examination requirements.
"(C) Information on the availability and opportunities for use of educational benefits available to members of the Armed Forces, as appropriate, corresponding training, or continuing education that leads to a certification exam in order to provide a pathway to credentialing opportunities.
"(4)
"(b)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) Civilian credentialing agencies.
"(B) Entities approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or by State approving agencies, for purposes of the use of educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
"(3)
Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, §558, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1418, as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, §543, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1737, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) designate not less than three military occupational specialities or duty speciality codes for coverage under the pilot program;
"(2) consider utilizing industry-recognized certifications or licensing standards for civilian occupational skills comparable to the specialties or codes so designated; and
"(3) permit enlisted members of the Armed Forces to obtain the credentials or licenses required for the specialities or codes so designated through civilian credentialing or licensing entities, institutions, or bodies selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program, whether concurrently with military training, at the completion of military training, or both.
"(c)
"(d)
"(1) The number of enlisted members who participated in the pilot program.
"(2) A description of the costs incurred by the Department of Defense in connection with the receipt by members of credentialing or licensing under the pilot program.
"(3) A comparison of the cost associated with receipt by members of credentialing or licensing under the pilot program with the cost of receipt of similar credentialing or licensing by recently-discharged veterans of the Armed Forces under programs currently operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor.
"(4) The recommendation of the Secretary as to the feasibility and advisability of expanding the pilot program to additional military occupational specialties or duty specialty codes, and, if such expansion is considered feasible and advisable, a list of the military occupational specialties and duty specialty codes recommended for inclusion in the expansion."
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