,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gicj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #c1 #bjbb,ms4  
,escobar 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,larsen of  
,washington1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4      
,jacobs of ,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 
,ms4 ,titus1 and ,ms4 ,sherrill7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 to expand   
business costs1 incurred by the spouse  
of a member of the uniformed services   
because of a permanent change of station
 or assignment for such member1 eligible
 for reimbursement by the ,secretary    
concerned4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,military ,spouse   
,entrepreneur ,reimbursement ,act4  #b4 
,expansion of authority to reimburse a  
member of the uniformed services for    
spousal business costs arising from a   
permanent change of station ,section    
#dec7;g7 of title #cg1 ,united ,states  

,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1
 by inserting or business costs after   
relicensing costs2  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by inserting or qualified business
 costs after qualified relicensing      
costs2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by
 inserting 7,a7 before ,reimbursement2  
7,b7 by inserting for qualified         
relicensing costs after subsection2     
7,c7 by striking #ajjj and inserting    
#a1jjj2 and  7,d7 by adding at the end  
the following new subparagraph3  7,b7   
,reimbursement provided to a member     
under this subsection for qualified     
business costs may not exceed #b1jjj in 
connection with each reassignment       
described in paragraph 7#a74  2  7#d7 in
 paragraph 7#c71 by inserting or        
qualified business costs after qualified
 relicensing costs2  7#e7 in paragraph  
7#d7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding     
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting business
 license1 permit1 after courses12  7,b7 
in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by inserting 
1 or owned a business1 before during2   

7ii7 by inserting professional before   
license2 and  7iii7 by inserting 1 or   
business license or permit1 after       
certification2 and  7,c7 in subparagraph
 7,b7-- 7i7 by inserting professional   
before license2 and  7ii7 by inserting 1
 or business license or permit1 after   
certification2 and  7#f7 by adding at   
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#e7 ,in this subsection1 the term      
qualified business costs means costs1   
including moving services for equipment1
 equipment removal1 new equipment       
purchases1 information technology       
expenses1 and inspection fees1 incurred 
by the spouse of a member if-- 7,a7 the 
spouse owned a business during the      
member's previous duty assignment and   
the costs result from a movement        
described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 in     
connection with the member's change in  
duty location pursuant to reassignment  
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and   
7,b7 the costs were incurred or paid to 
move such business to a new location in 

connection with such reassignment4  4