((a)) ** .—** In order to improve the accuracy and completeness of a certification or verification of job skills and experience required by , the Secretary shall—

((1)) establish a database to record all training performed by members of the Coast Guard that may have application to employment in the civilian sector; and

((2)) make unclassified information regarding such information available to States and other potential employers referred to in so that States and other potential employers may allow military training to satisfy licensing or certification requirements to engage in a civilian profession.

((b)) ** .—** The Secretary shall ensure that a certification or verification of job skills and experience required by is rendered in such a way that States and other potential employers can confirm the accuracy and authenticity of the certification or verification.

((c)) ** .—** A State may request that the Secretary confirm the accuracy and authenticity of a certification or verification of job skills and experience provided under .