Sec. 561. Report on mechanisms to facilitate the obtaining by military spouses of professional licenses or credentials in other States
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Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth an assessment of the feasability and advisability of the following: The development and maintenance of a joint Federal-State clearing house to process the professional license and credential information of military spouses in order— to facilitate the matching of such information with State professional licensure and credentialing requirements; and to provide military spouses information on the actions required to obtain professional licenses or credentials in other States.
The establishment of a joint Federal-State taskforce dedicated to the elimination of unnecessary or duplicative professional licensure and credentialing requirements among the States. The development and maintenance of an Internet website that serves as a one-stop resource on professional licenses and credentials for military spouses that sets forth license and credential requirements for common professions in the States and provides assistance and other resources for military spouses seeking to obtain professional licenses or credentials in other States.