S.Amdt. 676

SA 676. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part II of subtitle F of title V, add the
following:

SEC. ___. AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF SPOUSES FOR COSTS OF
PROFESSIONAL RE-LICENSURE AND RE-CERTIFICATION
IN A NEW STATE IN CONNECTION WITH PERMANENT
CHANGES OF STATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.

Section 1784a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3)(A) If established under this subsection, the program
under this subsection shall provide for the reimbursement of
a spouse of a member of the armed forces described in
subsection (b) (and without regard to the exception in
subsection (c)) for costs incurred by the spouse in obtaining
professional re-licensure or re-certification in a new State
in association with the member's permanent change of station
to a location in such State.
``(B) Reimbursement under this paragraph shall be available
for any of the following:
``(i) Application fees to a State board, bar association,
or other certifying or licensing body.
``(ii) Exam fees and registration fees paid to a licensing
body.
``(iii) Costs of additional coursework required for
eligibility for licensing or certification specific to State
concerned (other than costs in connection with continuing
education courses).
``(C)(i) The total amount of reimbursement of a spouse
under this paragraph in connection with a particular change
of station may not exceed $500.
``(ii) Eligibility for reimbursement may not be limited by
the grade of the member concerned.
``(D) The total amount reimbursement under this paragraph
in any fiscal year may not exceed $2,000,000.
``(E) Reimbursements under this paragraph shall be
distributed on a quarterly basis.
``(F) This paragraph shall expire on the enactment of a
credit against the tax imposed by subpart B of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified
re-licensing costs of an individual who is married to a
member of the

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armed forces and who moves to another State with such member
under a permanent change of station order.''.
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