text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 
  2018''.
  
  SEC. 2. RECRUITMENT DATABASE.
  
      (a) Establishment.--Section 208 of the VA Choice and Quality 
  Employment Act (Public Law 115-46; 38 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended as 
  follows:
              (1) In subsection (a)--
                      (A) in the matter proceeding paragraph (1), by 
                  striking ``a single database'' and inserting ``and 
                  maintain a single searchable database (to be known as 
                  the `Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
                  Recruitment 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:
              ``(3) with respect to each vacant position under paragraphs 
          (1) and (2)--
                      ``(A) the military occupational specialty or skill 
                  that corresponds to the position, as determined by the 
                  Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                  Defense; and
                      ``(B) 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) By redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
          subsections (f), (g), and (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.
      ``(c) Availability.--Information in the database shall be available 
  to offices, officials, and employees of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs to the extent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines 
  appropriate.
      ``(d) Expedited Hiring Procedures.--The Secretary shall hire 
  qualified members of the Armed Forces who apply for vacant positions 
  listed in the database established under subsection (a) without regard 
  to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
  States Code.
      ``(e) 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) In subsection (g)(1), as redesignated in paragraph (2), 
          by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection 
          (g)''.
              (5) In subsection (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) By adding after subsection (h), as redesignated in 
          paragraph (2), the following new subsection:
      ``(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--
              ``(1) described in section 1142(a) of title 10;
              ``(2) who elects to be listed in the database established 
          under subsection (a); and
              ``(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) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
  the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
  submit to the 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 
  (Public Law 115-46; 38 U.S.C. 701 note), as amended by this 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) Covered Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
  veteran'' means a veteran whom the Secretary determines served as a 
  basic health care technician while serving in the Armed Forces.
  
  SEC. 4. NO AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
  section 208 of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act (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.
  
  SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
  
      No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
  the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such 
  requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to 
  be appropriated.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2018.
  
              Attest:
  
                                                   KAREN L. HAAS,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018 This bill amends the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recruiting database the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Recruitment Database and require that it includes for each vacant position:  the military occupational specialty or skill corresponding to the VA position, and  each qualified U.S. Armed Forces active-duty member (who elects to be listed in the database) who may be recruited to fill the position.  The database shall include the following for each qualified member of the Armed Forces: name, contact information, expected discharge date, and military occupational specialty.  The VA shall implement direct hiring and appointment procedures for vacant database positions and may authorize relocation bonuses.  The VA shall train and certify veterans who served as basic health care technicians in the Armed Forces to work as VA intermediate care technicians.
feat_title: Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018