,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajceh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj
 to provide = portability ( pr(essional 
lic5ses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=eign  
,s]vice ,families ,improvem5ts ,act4    
#b4 ,portability ( pr(essional lic5ses  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #i ( title ,i ( !   
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #djha et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ aft] section #ijh ! foll[+3  #iji4 
,portability ( pr(essional lic5ses  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i* a memb] ( !  
,=eign ,s]vice or ! sp\se ( a memb] ( ! 
,=eign ,s]vice has a cov]$ ,unit$ ,/ates
 lic5se & su* memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice  
or sp\se relocates 8 or h] resid5cy     
because ( an assignm5t or detail to a   
location t is n 9 ! jurisdiction ( !    
lic5s+ au?ority t issu$ ! cov]$ lic5se1 

su* cov]$ lic5se %all be consid]$ valid 
at a simil> scope ( practice & 9 !      
discipl9e appli$ = 9 ! jurisdiction (   
su* new resid5cy = ! duration ( su* an  
assignm5t or detail if su* memb] ( !    
,=eign ,s]vice or sp\se-- 7#a7 provides 
a copy ( ! memb]'s notification (       
assignm5t to ! lic5s+ au?ority 9 !      
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! new resid5cy is    
locat$2  7#b7 rema9s 9 good /&+ )-- 7,a7
 ! lic5s+ au?ority t issu$ ! cov]$      
lic5se2 &  7,b7 e o!r lic5s+ au?ority t 
has issu$ to ! memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice 
or sp\se a lic5se valid at a simil>     
scope ( practice & 9 ! discipl9e appli$ 
9 ! jurisdiction ( su* lic5s+ au?ority2 
&  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 memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice 
or sp\se ( a memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice 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 ! memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice or  
sp\se ( a memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice %all 
be subject to ! requirem5ts ( ! compact 
or ! applicable provisions ( law ( !    
applicable ,/ate & n ?is section4  7c7  
,cov]$ lic5se def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !   
t]m cov]$ lic5se means a pr(essional    
lic5se or c]tificate-- 7#a7 t is 9 good 
/&+ ) ! lic5s+ au?ority t issu$ su*     
pr(essional lic5se or c]tificate2  7#b7 
t ! memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice or sp\se ( 
a memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice has actively 
us$ dur+ ! two ye>s imm$iately prec$+ ! 
relocation describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 & 
7#c7 t is n a lic5se to practice law4  4
  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (       
cont5ts 9 section #b ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice 
,act ( #aihj is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #ijh ! foll[+ new
 item3  ,sec4 #iji4 ,portability (      
pr(essional lic5ses4  4  #c4 ,t]m9ation 
( resid5tial or motor vehicle leases &  

telephone s]vice contracts = memb]s ( ! 
,=eign ,s]vice ,section #ijg ( ! ,=eign 
,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#djhg7 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,s]vice :o are 
po/$ abroad at a ,=eign ,s]vice po/ &   
ins]t+ ,=eign ,s]vice :o are po/$ 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates or po/$ abroad4