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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 759
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 18, 2013
Mr. Casey(for himself,Mr. Moran,Mr. Tester,Mr. Begich,Ms. Mikulski,Mr. Sanders,Mr. Blumenthal,Mr. Schatz,Mrs. Boxer,Mr. Blunt,Ms. Collins,Mr. Lautenberg,Mr. Coons, andMr. Roberts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to theCommittee on Finance
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of
2013
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Credit for State licensure and certification costs of military spouses arising by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of the member of the Armed Forces to another State
In general
Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A ofchapter 1of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986is amended by inserting aftersection 30Dthe following new section:
State licensure and certification costs of military spouse arising from transfer of member of Armed Forces to another State
In general
In the case of an eligible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified relicensing costs of such individual which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
Maximum credit
The credit allowed by this section with respect to each change of duty station shall not exceed $500.
Definitions
For purposes of this section—
Eligible individual
The termeligible individualmeans any individual—
who is married to a member of the Armed Forces of the United States at the time that the member moves to another State under a permanent change of station order, and
who moves to such other State with such member.
Qualified relicensing costs
The termqualified relicensing costsmeans costs—
which are for a license or certification required by the State referred to inparagraph (1)to engage in the profession that such individual engaged in while within the State from which the individual moved, and
which are paid or incurred during the period beginning on the date that the orders referred to inparagraph (1)(A)are issued and ending on the date which is 1 year after the reporting date specified in such orders.
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Clerical amendment
The table of sections for suchsubpart Ais amended by inserting after the item relating tosection 30Dthe following new item:
Sec. 30E. State licensure and
certification costs of military spouse arising from transfer of member of Armed
Forces to another State.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
