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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4608
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the portability
of professional licenses of members of the uniformed services and their
spouses, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. COTTON, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms.
MCSALLY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
DAINES, Mr. BLUNT, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Ms. ERNST, Mr. RISCH, Mrs.
HYDE-SMITH, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. CORNYN,
Mr. THUNE, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. HOEVEN, and Mr. TILLIS) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide
for the portability of professional licenses of members
of the uniformed services and their spouses, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Spouse Li-
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censing Relief Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF
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MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
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AND THEIR SPOUSES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Servicemembers
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Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.) is amended by
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inserting after section 705 (50 U.S.C. 4025) the following
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new section:
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‘‘SEC. 705A. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF
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SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES.
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‘‘In any case in which a servicemember has a profes-
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sional license in good standing in a jurisdiction or the
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spouse of a servicemember has a professional license in
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good standing in a jurisdiction and such servicemember
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or spouse relocates his or her residency because of military
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orders to a location that is not in such jurisdiction, the
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professional license or certification of such servicemember
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or spouse shall be considered valid and in good standing
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in the jurisdiction of such new residency for the duration
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of such military orders if such servicemember or spouse—
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‘‘(1) provides a copy of such military orders to
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the licensing authority in the jurisdiction in which
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the new residency is located;
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‘‘(2) remains in good standing with the licens-
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ing authority that issued the license; and
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‘‘(3) submits to the authority of the licensing
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authority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of
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standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of
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any continuing education requirements.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
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in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after
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the item relating to section 705 the following new item:
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‘‘Sec. 705A. Portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their
spouses.’’.
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