[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1245 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1245

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to assist members of the Armed 
   Forces who are discharged or released from active duty to obtain 
  employment with law enforcement agencies and health care providers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 1993

   Mr. Wynn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to assist members of the Armed 
   Forces who are discharged or released from active duty to obtain 
  employment with law enforcement agencies and health care providers.

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

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO PLACE SEPARATED MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES IN EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS WITH LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

    (a) Placement Program With Law Enforcement Agencies.--Chapter 58 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 1152. Assistance to separated members to obtain employment with 
              law enforcement agencies
    ``(a) Placement Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a program to assist eligible members of the Armed Forces to obtain 
employment by State and local law enforcement agencies upon their 
discharge or release from active duty.
    ``(b) Eligible Members.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
member of the Armed Forces may apply to participate in the program 
established under subsection (a) if the member--
            ``(A) is selected for involuntary separation, is approved 
        for separation under section 1174a or 1175 of this title, or is 
        given early retirement under section 4403 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 during the four-
        year period beginning on October 1, 1993;
            ``(B) has a military occupational specialty, training, or 
        experience related to law enforcement, such as service as a 
        member of the military police; and
            ``(C) satisfies such other criteria for selection as the 
        Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
    ``(2) A member who is discharged or released from service under 
other than honorable conditions shall not be eligible to participate in 
the program.
    ``(c) Selection of Participants.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall select members to participate in the program established under 
subsection (a) on the basis of applications submitted to the Secretary 
before the date of the discharge or release of the members from active 
duty. An application shall be in such form and contain such information 
as the Secretary may require.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not select a member to participate in the 
program unless the Secretary has sufficient appropriations for the 
placement program available at the time of the selection to satisfy the 
obligations to be incurred by the United States under subsection (d) 
with respect to that member.
    ``(d) Grants to Facilitate Employment.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall enter into agreements with State and local law 
enforcement agencies to assist eligible members selected under 
subsection (c) to obtain suitable employment with these agencies. Under 
the agreement, the law enforcement agency shall agree to employ a 
separated member selected for the program on a full-time basis for at 
least a two-year period.
    ``(2) Under an agreement referred to in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall agree to pay to the law enforcement agency involved an 
amount equal to the lesser of--
            ``(A) the basic salary to be paid to the separated member 
        during the required two-year period of employment; and
            ``(B) $50,000.
    ``(3) Payments required under paragraph (2) may be made by the 
Secretary in such installments as the Secretary may determine.
    ``(4) If a separated member who is placed under this program leaves 
the employment of the law enforcement agency before the end of the two 
years of required employment service, the agency shall reimburse the 
Secretary in an amount that bears the same ratio to the total amount 
already paid under the agreement as the unserved portion bears to the 
two years of required service.
    ``(5) The Secretary may not make a grant under this subsection to a 
law enforcement agency if the Secretary determines that the law 
enforcement agency terminated the employment of another employee in 
order to fill the vacancy so created with a separated member under this 
program.''.
    (b) Placement Program With Health Care Providers.--Chapter 58 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1152, 
as added by subsection (a), the following new section:
``Sec. 1153. Assistance to separated members to obtain employment with 
              health care providers
    ``(a) Placement Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a program to assist eligible members of the armed forces to obtain 
employment by health care providers upon their discharge or release 
from active duty.
    ``(b) Eligible Members.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
member shall be eligible for selection by the Secretary of Defense to 
participate in the program established under subsection (a) if the 
member--
            ``(A) is selected for involuntary separation, is approved 
        for separation under section 1174a or 1175 of this title, or is 
        given early retirement under section 4403 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 during the four-
        year period beginning on October 1, 1993;
            ``(B) has received an associate degree, baccalaureate, or 
        advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher 
        education or a junior or community college;
            ``(C) has a military occupational specialty, training, or 
        experience related to health care or is likely to be able to 
        obtain such training in a short period of time, as determined 
        by the Secretary; and
            ``(D) satisfies such other criteria for selection as the 
        Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(2) A member who is discharged or released from service under 
other than honorable conditions shall not be eligible to participate in 
the program.
    ``(c) Selection of Participants.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall select members to participate in the program established under 
subsection (a) on the basis of applications submitted to the Secretary 
before the date of the discharge or release of the members from active 
duty. An application shall be in such form and contain such information 
as the Secretary may require.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not select a member to participate in the 
program unless the Secretary has sufficient appropriations for the 
placement program available at the time of the selection to satisfy the 
obligations to be incurred by the United States under subsections (d) 
with respect to that member.
    ``(d) Grants to Facilitate Employment.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall enter into an agreement with a health care provider to 
assist eligible members selected under subsection (c) to obtain 
suitable employment with the health care provider. Under the agreement, 
the provider shall agree to employ a separated member selected for the 
program on a full-time basis for at least a two-year period.
    ``(2) Under an agreement referred to in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall agree to pay to the health care provider involved an 
amount equal to the lesser of--
            ``(A) the basic salary to be paid to the separated member 
        during the required two-year period of employment; and
            ``(B) $50,000.
    ``(3) Payments required under paragraph (2) may be made by the 
Secretary in such installments as the Secretary may determine.
    ``(4) If a separated member who is placed under this program leaves 
the employment of the health care provider before the end of the two 
years of required employment service, the provider shall reimburse the 
Secretary in an amount that bears the same ratio to the total amount 
already paid under the agreement as the unserved portion bears to the 
two years of required service.
    ``(5) The Secretary may not make a grant under this subsection to a 
health care provider if the Secretary determines that the provider 
terminated the employment of another employee in order to fill the 
vacancy so created with a separated member under this program.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new items:

``1152. Assistance to separated members to obtain employment with law 
                            enforcement agencies.
``1153. Assistance to separated members to obtain employment with 
                            health care providers.''.

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