Sec. 599G. Feasibility study and report on portability of certain professional credentials held by servicemembers
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of ensuring that an eligible professional credential held by a servicemember is considered valid in the jurisdiction of an applicable licensing authority for use at an appropriate scope of practice in the appropriate field after the date on which such servicemember is discharged or released from active military, naval, air, or space service under conditions other than dishonorable.
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense completes such study, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes— the findings of such study; and recommendations relating to ways in which the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs may collaborate with an applicable licensing authority to ensure a servicemember may use an eligible professional credential held by such servicemember in the jurisdiction of such licensing authority at an appropriate scope of practice in the appropriate field after the date described in subsection (a).
In this section: The term applicable licensing authority means, with respect to a servicemember, the licensing authority of the State in which the servicemember resides. The term eligible professional credential means a professional credential, including a professional credential in the field of airplane mechanics, obtained using expenses paid pursuant to the program under section 2015 of title 10, United States Code. The term expenses has the meaning given such term in such section.
The term servicemember has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4025a ). The term State means each of the several States and territories and the District of Columbia.
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Sec. 599G
Feasibility study and report on portability of certain professional credentials held by servicemembers
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