Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming emergency medical technicians and civilian paramedics

Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 320B (42 U.S.C. 247d–11) the following: 320C. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming emergency medical technicians and civilian paramedics (a) Program The Secretary shall— (1) establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to States to cover transition costs in order to assist veterans who completed robust military emergency medical technician or paramedic training while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming a civilian emergency medical technician or paramedic in the State; and (2) in implementing such program, assist States in honoring the service of such veterans who have completed training through such service in the Armed Forces of the United States and passed the respective National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians exam to ease the transition to the civilian Nation’s Emergency Medical Services workforce. (b) Use of funds A State receiving a grant under this section shall use amounts of such grants to prepare and implement a plan to assist with the transition of a veteran to becoming a civilian emergency medical technician or paramedic as described in subsection (a), including by establishing a grant program within the applicable State agency responsible for emergency medical services to cover— (1) the costs of training, education, certification, and credentialing by an accredited institution; and (2) fees for national testing for official certification and State fees to acquire State licensure. (c) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the program under this section. (d) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030..