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42 U.S.C. § 247 — Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian health care professionals

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42 U.S.C. § 247 — Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian health care professionals

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**(a) Program** (1) **In general** — The Secretary may establish a program, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, consisting of awarding demonstration grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who held certain military occupational specialties related to medical care or who have completed certain medical training while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and other requirements applicable to civilian health care professions (such as emergency medical technician, paramedic, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, physical therapy assistant, or physician assistant professions) in the State. (2) **Consultation and collaboration** — In determining the eligible military occupational specialties or training courses and the assistance required as described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, and shall collaborate with the initiatives carried out under [section 4114 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section4114&num=0&edition=prelim) and sections 1142 through 1144 of title 10. **(b) Use of funds** Amounts received as a demonstration grant under this section shall be used to— (1) prepare and implement a plan to streamline State requirements and procedures as described in subsection (a), including by— (A) determining the extent to which the requirements for the education, training, and skill level of civilian health care professions (such as emergency medical technicians, paramedics, licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, physical therapy assistants, or physician assistants) in the State are equivalent to requirements for the education, training, and skill level of veterans who served in medical related fields while a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (B) identifying methods, such as waivers, for veterans who served in medical related fields while a member of the Armed Forces of the United States to forgo or meet any such equivalent State requirements; and (2) if necessary to meet workforce shortages or address gaps in education, training, or skill level to meet certification, licensure or other requirements applicable to becoming a civilian health care professional (such as an emergency medical technician, paramedic, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, physical therapy assistant, or physician assistant professions) in the State, develop or expand career pathways at institutions of higher education to support veterans in meeting such requirements. **(c) Report** Upon the completion of the demonstration program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the program. **(d) Funding** No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. **(e) Sunset** The demonstration program under this section shall not exceed 5 years.

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38 U.S.C. § 4114 — Credentialing and licensure of veterans: demonstration project

**(a) Demonstration Project Authorized.—** The Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall carry out a demonstration project on credentialing in accordance with this section for the purpose of facilitating the seamless transition of members of the Armed Forces from service on active duty to civilian employment. **(b) Identification of Military Occupational Specialties and Associated Credentials and Licenses.—** (1) The Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, select not more than five military occupational specialties for purposes of the demonstration project. Each specialty so selected by the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall require a skill or set of skills that is required for civilian employment in an industry with high growth or high worker demand. (2) The Assistant Secretary shall enter into a contract with an appropriate entity representing a coalition of State governors to consult with appropriate Federal, State, and industry officials and identify requirements for credentials, certifications, and licenses that require a skill or set of skills required by a military occupational specialty selected under paragraph (1). (3) The Assistant Secretary shall analyze the requirements identified under paragraph (2) to determine which requirements may be satisfied by the skills, training, or experience acquired by members of the Armed Forces with the military occupational specialties selected under paragraph (1). **(c) Elimination of Barriers to Credentialing and Licensure.—** The Assistant Secretary shall cooperate with appropriate Federal, State, and industry officials to reduce or eliminate any barriers to providing a

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42 U.S.C. § 242o — Health conferences; publication of health educational information

**(a)** A conference of the health authorities in and among the several States shall be called annually by the Secretary. Whenever in his opinion the interests of the public health would be promoted by a conference, the Secretary may invite as many of such health authorities and officials of other State or local public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations to confer as he deems necessary or proper. Upon the application of health authorities of five or more States it shall be the duty of the Secretary to call a conference of all State health authorities joining in the request. Each State represented at any conference shall be entitled to a single vote. Whenever at any such conference matters relating to mental health are to be discussed, the mental health authorities of the respective States shall be invited to attend. **(b)** From time to time the Secretary shall issue information related to public health, in the form of publications or otherwise, for the use of the public, and shall publish weekly reports of health conditions in the United States and other countries and other pertinent health information for the use of persons and institutions concerned with health services.

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42 U.S.C. § 247b — Project grants for preventive health services

**(a) Grant authority** The Secretary may make grants to States, and in consultation with State health authorities, to political subdivisions of States and to other public entities to assist them in meeting the costs of establishing and maintaining preventive health service programs. **(b) Application** No grant may be made under section (a) 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection (a)”. unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such an application shall be in such form and be submitted in such manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe and shall provide— (1) a complete description of the type and extent of the program for which the applicant is seeking a grant under subsection (a); (2) with respect to each such program (A) the amount of Federal, State, and other funds obligated by the applicant in its latest annual accounting period for the provision of such program, (B) a description of the services provided by the applicant in such program in such period, (C) the amount of Federal funds needed by the applicant to continue providing such services in such program, and (D) if the applicant proposes changes in the provision of the services in such program, the priorities of such proposed changes, reasons for such changes, and the amount of Federal funds needed by the applicant to make such changes; (3) assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the program which will be provided with funds under a grant under subsection (a) will be provided in a manner consistent with the State health plan in effect under section 300m–3(c) 22 See References in Text note below. of this title and in those cases where the applicant is a State, that such program will be provided, where appropriate, in a manner consistent

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42 U.S.C. § 247 — Assisting veterans with military emergency

Page 179 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 247 this section and sections 242g and 243 of this title] shall be subject to the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966 [42 U.S.C. 202 note].’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Federal Security Administrator trans- ferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 3501 of this title. Federal Security Agen- cy and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953. § 246a. Bureau of State Services management fund; establishment; advancements; avail- ability For the purpose of facilitating the economical and efficient conduct of operations in the Bu- reau of State Services which are financed by two or more appropriations where the costs of oper- ation are not readily susceptible of distribution as charges to such appropriations, there is es- tablished the Bureau of State Services manage- ment fund. Such amounts as the Secretary may determine to represent a reasonable distribution of estimated costs among the various appropria- tions involved may be advanced each year to this fund and shall be available for expenditure for such costs under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary: Provided, That funds advanced to this fund shall be available only in the fiscal year in which they are ad- vanced: Provided further, That final adjustments of advances in accordance with actual costs shall be effected wherever practicable with the appropriations from which such funds are ad- vanced. (Pub. L. 86–703, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 9

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