,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ai1 #bjba ,mr4
 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act to  
provide = ! portability ( pr(essional   
lic5ses ( memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices & _!
 sp\ses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y
 ,sp\se ,lic5s+ ,relief ,act ( #bjba4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,?irty p]c5t ( milit>y sp\ses "w 9 
skill$ positions requir+ a ,/ate-issu$  
pr(essional lic5se or c]tification1 &   
#cj p]c5t ( milit>y sp\ses h a f\r-ye>  
degree or great]4  7#b7 ,prior to !     
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 milit>y sp\ses fac$ 
unemploym5t at ne>ly six times !        
nationwide unemploym5t rate4  7#c7 ,to  
date1 #di ( ! #ej ,/ates h ackn[l$g$ !  
*all5ges fac+ milit>y sp\ses by tak+    
v>i\s /eps to address b>ri]s to         
pr(essional lic5sure4  7#d7 ,! av]age   

milit>y family loses m ?an #aj1jjj p]   
ye> 9 wages & fees due to "t-consum+ &  
co/ly relic5s+ proc$ures unique to ea*  
,/ate4  #c4 ,portability ( pr(essional  
lic5ses ( memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices & _!
 sp\ses  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,vii ( !  
,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #djba et seq47 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #gje 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#djbe7 ! foll[+ new section3  #gje;,a4  
,portability ( pr(essional lic5ses (    
s]vicememb]s & _! sp\ses  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,9 any case 9 :i* a s]vicememb] has a   
pr(essional lic5se 9 good /&+ 9 a       
jurisdiction or ! sp\se ( a s]vicememb] 
has a pr(essional lic5se 9 good /&+ 9 a 
jurisdiction & su* s]vicememb] or sp\se 
relocates 8 or h] resid5cy because (    
milit>y ord]s = milit>y s]vice to a     
location t is n 9 su* jurisdiction1 !   
pr(essional lic5se or c]tification ( su*
 s]vicememb] or sp\se %all be consid]$  
valid at a simil> scope ( practice & 9 !
 discipl9e appli$ = 9 ! jurisdiction (  
su* new resid5cy = ! duration ( su*     

milit>y ord]s if su* s]vicememb] or     
sp\se--  7#a7 provides a copy ( su*     
milit>y ord]s to ! lic5s+ au?ority 9 !  
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! new resid5cy is    
locat$2  7#b7 rema9s 9 good /&+ ) !     
lic5s+ au?ority t issu$ ! lic5se2 &     
7#c7 submits to ! au?ority ( ! lic5s+   
au?ority 9 ! new jurisdiction = !       
purposes ( /&>ds ( practice1 discipl9e1 
& fulfillm5t ( any cont9u+ education    
requirem5ts4  7b7 ,int]/ate lic5sure    
compacts ,if a s]vicememb] or sp\se ( a 
s]vicememb] is lic5s$ & able to op]ate 9
 multiple jurisdictions ?r\gh an        
int]/ate lic5sure compact1 ) respect to 
s]vices provid$ 9 ! jurisdiction ( !    
int]/ate lic5sure compact by a lic5see  
cov]$ by su* compact1 ! s]vicememb] or  
sp\se ( a s]vicememb] %all be subject to
 ! requirem5ts ( ! compact or !         
applicable provisions ( law ( !         
applicable ,/ate & n ?is section4  4    
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
9 section #a7;b7 ( su* ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    

#gje ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #gje;,a4 
,portability ( pr(essional lic5ses (    
s]vicememb]s & _! sp\ses4  4