EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM ON RECEIPT OF CIVILIAN CREDENTIALING FOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY SKILLS.

SEC. 543. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM ON RECEIPT OF CIVILIAN CREDENTIALING FOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY SKILLS. (a) Expansion of Program.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 558 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1418; 10 U.S.C. 2015 note) is amended by striking “or more than five”. (b) Use of Industry-recognized Certifications.—Subsection (b) of such section is further amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: “(2) consider utilizing industry-recognized certifications or licensing standards for civilian occupational skills comparable to the specialties or codes so designated; and” .