,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bf1 #bjbe,mr4 
,patronis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !    
portability ( pr(essional lic5ses (     
vet]ans & _! sp\ses1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]an & ,sp\se ,lic5s+ ,flexibility 
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,portability (       
pr(essional lic5ses ( vet]ans & _!      
sp\ses ^u dis*>ge or release  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,if a vet]an or ! sp\se ( a vet]an
 has a cov]$ lic5se & relocates resid5ce
 )9 #cf mon?s ( ! vet]an's dis*>ge or   
release date 9 a ,/ate o!r ?an ! ,/ate (
 ! lic5s+ au?ority t issu$ ! cov]$      
lic5se1 su* cov]$ lic5se %all be        
consid]$ valid = ! scope ( practice 9 ! 
,/ate ( ! new resid5ce if su* vet]an or 
sp\se ( a vet]an submits to ! lic5s+    
au?ority ( su* ,/ate an application     
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7b7         
,tempor>y lic5ses ,if a lic5s+ au?ority 

is requir$ to consid] a cov]$ lic5se    
valid "u subsection 7a7 b _c c>ry out   
su* requirem5t dur+ ! #cj days aft]     
receiv+ an application describ$ 9       
subsection 7c71 ! lic5s+ au?ority mu/   
issue to ! applicant a tempor>y lic5se t
 conf]s ! same rights1 privileges1 &    
responsibilities z a p]man5t lic5se4    
7c7 ,application ,an application        
describ$ 9 ?is subsection includes !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,a copy ( ! vet]an's ,,dd 
,=m #bad1 ,c]tificate ( ,uni=m$ ,s]vice 
or any sup]s$+ =m adopt$ = ?is same     
purpose4  7#b7 ,if ! applicant is !     
sp\se ( a vet]an3 7#a7 a copy ( !       
m>riage c]tificate2 7#b7 & a copy (     
milit>y ord]s effectuat+ ! dis*>ge or   
release ( ! vet]an :]e9 ! sp\se is      
specifi$ on ! ord]s effectuat+ ! dis*>ge
 or release ( ! vet]an4  7#c7 ,a not>iz$
 affidavit affirm+1 "u ! p5alty ( law1  
t-- 7,a7 ! vet]an or sp\se ( a vet]an is
 ! p]son describ$ & id5tifi$ 9 !        
application2  7,b7 all /atem5ts made 9 !
 application are true1 correct1 &       

complete2  7,c7 ! vet]an or sp\se ( a   
vet]an has read & und]/&s ! requirem5ts 
to receive a lic5se1 & ! scope (        
practice1 ( ! ,/ate ( ! lic5s+ au?ority2
  7,d7 ! vet]an or sp\se ( a vet]an     
c]tifies t ! vet]an or sp\se ( a vet]an 
meets & %all comply ) requirem5ts       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,e7 !  
vet]an or sp\se ( a vet]an is 9 good /&+
 9 all ,/ates 9 :i* ! vet]an or sp\se ( 
a vet]an holds or has held a lic5se4    
7d7 ,backgr\nd *ecks ,a lic5s+ au?ority 
t receives an application describ$ 9    
subsection 7c7 may conduct a backgr\nd  
*eck ( ! vet]an or sp\se ( a vet]an be=e
 c>ry+ out subsection 7a7 or 7b74  7e7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 ,arm$ ,=ces has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #aja7aj7 ( title #ch4  7#b7 ,!  
t]m cov]$ lic5se means a pr(essional    
lic5se t1 ) respect to a scope (        
practice-- 7,a7 is 9 good /&+ ) ! lic5s+
 au?ority t issu$ su* lic5se2  7,b7 has 
n be5 revok$ or _h discipl9e impos$ by  
any ,/ate2  7,c7 does n h an            

inve/igation relat+ to unpr(essional    
conduct p5d+ 9 any ,/ate relat+ to x2 & 
7,d7 has n be5 volunt>ily surr5d]$ :ile 
"u inve/igation = unpr(essional conduct 
9 any ,/ate4  7#c7 ,! t]m dis*>ge or    
release includes--  7,a7 retirem5t f !  
,arm$ ,=ces1 &  7,b7 ! satisfactory     
completion ( ! p]iod ( active ,arm$     
,=ces s]vice = :i* a p]son 0 obligat$ at
 ! "t ( entry into su* s]vice 9 ! case (
 a p]son :o1 due to enli/m5t or         
re5li/m5t1 0 n aw>d$ a dis*>ge or       
release f su* p]iod ( s]vice at ! "t (  
su* completion !re( & :o1 at su* "t1    
w\ld o!rwise h be5 eligible = ! aw>d ( a
 dis*>ge or release "u honorable        
conditions specifi$ on ! vet]an's ,,dd  
,=m #bad1 ,c]tificate ( ,uni=m$ ,s]vice 
or any sup]s$+ =m adopt$ = ?is same     
purpose4  7#d7 ,! t]m dis*>ge or release
 date means ! ,sep>ation date ?is ,p]iod
 specifi$ on ! vet]an's ,,dd ,=m #bad1  
,c]tificate ( ,uni=m$ ,s]vice or any    
sup]s$+ =m adopt$ = ?is same purpose4   
7#e7 ,! t]m lic5se means any lic5se1    

c]tificate1 or o!r evid5ce (            
qualification t an individual is requir$
 to obta9 be=e ! individual may engage  
91 or repres5t himself or h]self to be a
 memb] (1 a p>ticul> pr(ession4  7#f7 ,!
 t]m lic5s+ au?ority means any ,/ate    
bo>d1 commission1 dep>tm5t1 or ag5cy t--
 7,a7 is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,/ate = ! prim>y  
purpose ( regulat+ ! entry ( p]sons into
 or ! conduct ( p]sons )91 a p>ticul>   
pr(ession2 &  7,b7 is au?oriz$ to issue 
lic5ses4  7#g7 ,! t]m scope ( practice  
means ! def9$ p>amet]s ( v>i\s duties or
 s]vices t may be provid$ by an         
individual "u a lic5se4  7#h7 ,! t]m    
sp\se ( a vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 su*   
t]m 9 section #aja7;g77#e7 ( title #aj  
provid$ su* sp\se is specifically nam$  
on ! ord]s effectuat+ ! dis*>ge or      
release ( ! vet]an f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4     
7#i7 ,! t]m vet]an means a p]son :o     
honorably s]v$ 9 ! active ,arm$ ,=ces & 
:o 0 dis*>g$ or releas$ !refrom z       
docum5t$ on ! individual's ,,dd ,=m     
#bad1 ,c]tificate ( ,uni=m$ ,s]vice or  

any sup]s$+ =m adopt$ = ?is same        
purpose4