Sec. 563. Mechanisms to facilitate the obtaining by military spouses of occupational licenses or credentials in other States
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Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall— develop and maintain a joint Federal-State clearing house to process the occupational license and credential information of military spouses in order— to facilitate the matching of such information with State occupational licensure and credentialing requirements; and to provide military spouses information on the actions required to obtain occupational licenses or credentials in other States; develop and maintain an Internet website that serves as a one-stop resource on occupational licenses and credentials for military spouses that sets forth license and credential requirements for common occupations in the States and provides assistance and other resources for military spouses seeking to obtain occupational licenses or credentials in other States; and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of the establishment of a joint Federal-State task force dedicated to the elimination of unnecessary or duplicative occupational licensure and credentialing requirements among the States, including through the use of alternative, less restrictive and burdensome forms of occupational regulation.