3.0.0 3317 2023-01-15T07:32:52Z 2023-01-15T07:32:52Z House H HR 2003-10-16 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-10-16T14:02:05Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-10-16T14:02:00Z 2003-10-16 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-10-16 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-16 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2003-10-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000422 Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] EARL POMEROY D ND N H001031 Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13] JOSEPH HOEFFEL D PA M. 13 2004-06-25 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves College costs Commerce Congress Congress and military policy Congressional reporting requirements Cost of living adjustments Education Families Finance and Financial Sector Health Health insurance continuation Higher education Income tax Insurance premiums Iraq Iraq compilation Medical economics Middle East and North Africa Military dependents Military leave Military medicine Military operations Military pay Military personnel Self-employed South Asia Tax credits Taxation Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Veterans' benefits Veterans' education Armed Forces and National Security 00 2003-10-16 Introduced in House 2003-12-06T17:53:25Z Guard and Reserve Fairness Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense, during a period in which active-duty personnel are being deployed for not less than one year, to limit the deployment period of reserve personnel to the length of the corresponding active component reduced by the period of time between the date of the entry of the reserve personnel onto active duty and their date of deployment.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide to employers, as a general business credit, an active-duty reserve component employee credit.

Directs the Secretary to expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave program for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide travel and transportation allowances to military personnel granted leave to travel at U.S. expense between the deployment location and the permanent station or home of record of the member.

Increases basic educational assistance amounts under the Montgomery GI Bill.

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay the applicable premium to continue in force any qualified health plan coverage for a reserve member (and his or her dependents) while the member is serving on active duty pursuant to a call or order issued during a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress. Requires the continuation of COBRA coverage during such period. Prohibits simultaneous coverage under both the qualified health plan and TRICARE (a Department of Defense managed health care program).

Makes members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve eligible for either the Prime or Standard option of the TRICARE Program, allowing for either self- or self-and-family coverage. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide at least one open enrollment period each year for such members; and (2) charge applicable premiums, deductibles, and copayments for such coverage.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress evaluating the adverse financial effects of deployments of greater than six months on members of the reserves and the feasibility and cost of developing a targeted compensation program to offset some or all of those adverse effects.

]]> Guard and Reserve Fairness Act Display Title Guard and Reserve Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To expand the travel and transportation allowances available to members of the Armed Forces granted leave under the Rest and Recuperation Leave program, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of reserve components, and to increase the amount of basic educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Guard and Reserve Fairness Act Introduced in House 2003-10-16T04:00:00Z 2003-10-16 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.