US Congress House Bill 5296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to carry out a demonstration program to assess the feasibility and advisability of permitting individuals with auditory impairments (including deafness) access as officers of the Air Force. Authorizes between 15 and 20 individuals who are deaf or have a range of other auditory impairments, who otherwise meet all essential qualifications for accession as an officer of the Air Force, and who have not previously served as officers to participate in such program. Requires selected participants to undergo the Basic Officer Training course or the Commissioned Officer Training course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, at the election of the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to designate a special advisor to act as a resource for participants, as well as a liaison between participants and those providing the officer training.

To require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments.

Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

SB1864 (Same As) 2013-12-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9062)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5296/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5296/BILLS-113hr5296ih.pdf