; and (2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for military emergency medical technicians to forego or meet any such equivalent State requirements. (c) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has a shortage of emergency medical technicians. (d) Report Beginning on the date that is one year after the date on which the first grant is awarded under this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress an report on the success of the program under this section in assisting military emergency medical technicians to receive certification or licensure as an emergency medical technician or paramedic in a State. (e) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. . 5. Study and report on emergency medical technician and paramedic workforce shortage (a) Study The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study on— (1) the number of currently available emergency medical technician and paramedic jobs, categorized by type of employer (such as ambulance services, local governments other than hospitals, and hospitals); (2) the projected increase in available emergency medical technician and paramedic jobs from 2023 through 2032, categorized by type of employer; (3) the percentage of available emergency medical technician and paramedic jobs from 2023 through 2032 that are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force; (4) the availability of appropriate training and education programs in the United States sufficient to meet the projected demand for emergency medical technician and paramedic jobs from 2023 through 2032