Military Spouse Entrepreneur Reimbursement Act
Bill: H.R.7930 | Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica (D-TX)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Military Spouse Entrepreneur Reimbursement Act
This bill authorizes the military department concerned to reimburse certain business costs (e.g., equipment removal or relocation) incurred by the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces when the member is reassigned or moved to a new duty station.

To amend title 37, United States Code, to expand business costs, 
incurred by the spouse of a member of the uniformed services because of 
 a permanent change of station or assignment for such member, eligible 
             for reimbursement by the Secretary concerned.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Spouse Entrepreneur 
Reimbursement Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED 
              SERVICES FOR SPOUSAL BUSINESS COSTS ARISING FROM A 
              PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.

    Section 453(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``or Business Costs'' 
        after ``Relicensing Costs'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or qualified business 
        costs'' after ``qualified relicensing costs'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Reimbursement'';
                    (B) by inserting ``for qualified relicensing 
                costs'' after ``subsection'';
                    (C) by striking ``$1000'' and inserting ``$1,000''; 
                and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection for 
qualified business costs may not exceed $2,000 in connection with each 
reassignment described in paragraph (1).'';
            (4) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or qualified business 
        costs'' after ``qualified relicensing costs'';
            (5) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``business license, permit,'' after 
                ``courses,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, or owned a business,'' 
                        before ``during'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``professional'' before 
                        ``license''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``, or business license 
                        or permit,'' after ``certification''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by inserting ``professional'' before 
                        ``license''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, or business license 
                        or permit,'' after ``certification''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) In this subsection, the term `qualified business costs' means 
costs, including moving services for equipment, equipment removal, new 
equipment purchases, information technology expenses, and inspection 
fees, incurred by the spouse of a member if--
            ``(A) the spouse owned a business during the member's 
        previous duty assignment and the costs result from a 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
            ``(B) the costs were incurred or paid to move such business 
        to a new location in connection with such reassignment.''.
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