[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8385 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8385

 To require the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
 to conduct a study on the benefits of licensure reform for the hiring 
                          of military spouses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2022

  Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
 to conduct a study on the benefits of licensure reform for the hiring 
                          of military spouses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY ON PORTABILITY OF LICENSURE FOR MILITARY SPOUSE 
              HIRING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness to conduct a study on the benefits of licensure reform for 
the hiring of military spouses.
            (1) Such discussion shall include the following elements:
                    (A) The value of, and opportunities to, private 
                entities that hire military spouses.
                    (B) Career opportunities for military spouses.
                    (C) Understanding the challenges that military 
                spouses encounter in the labor market.
                    (D) Gaps and opportunities in the labor market for 
                military spouses.
                    (E) The benefits of portable licenses and 
                interstate licensure compacts for military spouses.
            (2) To develop recommendations to facilitate better data 
        collection on the benefits of occupational licensure reform for 
        military spouses.
    (b) Initial Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness Comptroller shall brief Congress on the initial results 
of the study conducted under subsection (a).
    (c) Final Report.--Not later than 240 days after the date on which 
the briefing required by subsection (b) is conducted, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel Readiness shall submit to Congress a 
final report setting.
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