3.0.0 460 2022-02-03T05:26:25Z 2022-02-03T05:26:25Z Senate S S 2005-02-18 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-18T16:18:55Z 2005-02-18 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-02-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1720-1722) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Afghanistan Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves Army Business education Case management Checkoff Coinsurance Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Defense Economics and Public Finance Entrepreneurs Families Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government lending Government publicity Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Group counseling Health Health insurance continuation Housing and Community Development Housing subsidies Income tax Individual retirement accounts Insurance premiums International Affairs Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Law Managed care Manufacturing industries Marines Marketing Medical economics Mental health services Middle East and North Africa Military dependents Military housing Military medicine Military operations Military pay Military personnel National Guard Payroll deductions Post-traumatic stress disorder Psychiatrists Replacement workers Self-employed Small Business Administration Small business Social Welfare South Asia Survivors' benefits Tax credits Tax exclusion Tax penalties Tax rates Tax refunds Tax returns Taxation Terrorism Veterans' employment Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Wages War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-02-18 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-28T19:07:04Z Strengthening America's Armed Forces and Military Family Bill of Rights Act - Increases Army and Marine Corps end strengths for FY 2005 and thereafter.

Makes members of the Selected Reserve and the Individual Ready Reserve eligible for either the Prime or Standard option of the TRICARE Program (a Department of Defense managed health care program), allowing for either self-coverage or self-and-family coverage.

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.

National Reservist Enterprise Transition and Sustainability Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program to provide business planning assistance to small businesses owned and operated by members of the National Guard and Reserve. Authorizes SBA: (1) loans to new veteran entrepreneurs; and (2) grant assistance for military reservists' small businesses.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a reserve component employment credit equal to the sum of the employment credit with respect to all qualified employees of the taxpayer and the self-employment credit of a qualified self-employed taxpayer. Disallows the credit for failure to comply with reserve member employment or reemployment rights, or when a reserve member is called or ordered to active duty for training.

Authorizes a taxpayer to designate overpayments of income tax for payment into the the American Military Family Relief Fund (established herein), to be used to make distributions to individuals and family of members who serve or have served in the Armed Forces for needs not met by other laws or programs.

Authorizes penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for individuals called or ordered to certain active duty.

Increases the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $250,000. Continues for 365 (currently 180) days the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members who die while on active duty.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ at least one psychiatrist and a complimentary clinical team at each Department of Veterans Affairs medical center to provide post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the War on Terrorism.

]]> Strengthening America's Armed Forces and Military Family Bill of Rights Act Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening America's Armed Forces and Military Family Bill of Rights Act Display Title Strengthening America's Armed Forces and Military Family Bill of Rights Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand and enhance benefits for members of the Armed Forces and their families, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-18T05:00:00Z 2005-02-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.