[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5609 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5609

To provide for transitional health care for members of the Armed Forces 
 separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve 
                         of the Ready Reserve.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2008

 Mr. Bishop of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Miller 
of Florida, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
  Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
 Pastor, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. 
 Maloney of New York, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
   Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
McNerney, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
  Marshall, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
  Abercrombie, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Michaud, and Mrs. Boyda of 
   Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for transitional health care for members of the Armed Forces 
 separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve 
                         of the Ready Reserve.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES WHO AGREE TO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE OF THE 
              READY RESERVE.

    (a) Provision of Transitional Health Care.--Section 1145(a)(2) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
            ``(E) A member who is separated from active duty who agrees 
        to become a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 
        of a reserve component.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (E) of section 1145(a)(2) of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply 
with respect to members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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