,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4        
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4        
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,blunt1     
,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4      
,risch1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4        
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,romney1   
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,ms4         
,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 and ,mr4      
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
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 spouses1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,military ,spouse ,licensing    
,relief ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,portability
 of professional licenses of members of 

the uniformed services and their spouses
  7a7 ,in general ,title ,,vii of the   
,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djba et seq47 is amended by 
inserting after section #gje 7#ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #djbe7 the following new      
section3  #gje;,a4 ,portability of      
professional licenses of servicemembers 
and their spouses ,in any case in which 
a servicemember has a professional      
license in good standing in a           
jurisdiction or the spouse of a         
servicemember has a professional license
 in good standing in a jurisdiction and 
such servicemember or spouse relocates  
his or her residency because of military
 orders to a location that is not in    
such jurisdiction1 the professional     
license or certification of such        
servicemember or spouse shall be        
considered valid and in good standing in
 the jurisdiction of such new residency 
for the duration of such military orders
 if such servicemember or spouse-- 7#a7 
provides a copy of such military orders 

to the licensing authority in the       
jurisdiction in which the new residency 
is located2  7#b7 remains in good       
standing with the licensing authority   
that issued the license2 and  7#c7      
submits to the authority of the         
licensing authority in the new          
jurisdiction for the purposes of        
standards of practice1 discipline1 and  
fulfillment of any continuing education 
requirements4  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a7;b7 of such ,act is amended  
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #gje the following new item3    
,sec4 #gje;,a4 ,portability of          
professional licenses of servicemembers 
and their spouses4  4