Sec. 574. Restatement and clarification of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station
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Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: From amounts otherwise made available for a fiscal year to provide travel and transportation allowances under this chapter, the Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the armed forces for qualified relicensing costs of the spouse of the member when— the member is reassigned, either as a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, between duty stations located in separate jurisdictions with unique licensing or certification requirements and authorities; and the movement of the member’s dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under this section as part of the reassignment.
Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection may not exceed $1000 in connection with each reassignment described in paragraph (1). No reimbursement may be provided under this subsection for qualified relicensing costs paid or incurred after December 31, 2024. In this subsection, the term qualified relicensing costs means costs, including exam, continuing education courses, and registration fees, incurred by the spouse of a member if— the spouse was licensed or certified in a profession during the member’s previous duty assignment and requires a new license or certification to engage in that profession in a new jurisdiction because of movement described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member’s change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph (1)(A); and the costs were incurred or paid to secure or maintain the license or certification from the new jurisdiction in connection with such reassignment. .
Section 476 of such title is amended by striking subsection (p).