[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3046 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3046

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of a 
military department to retain a reserve chaplain or reserve officer in 
a medical specialty beyond the date that such individual turns 68 years 
                                  old.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 30, 2019

   Mr. Mast 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 authorize the Secretary of a 
military department to retain a reserve chaplain or reserve officer in 
a medical specialty beyond the date that such individual turns 68 years 
                                  old.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO DEFER MANDATORY SEPARATION AT AGE 68 OF 
              CHAPLAINS AND OFFICERS IN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES IN THE 
              RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``An'' and inserting ``(1) Subject to 
        paragraph (2), an''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned may, with the consent of the officer, 
retain in an active status an officer described in subsection (a) 
beyond the date described in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the 
Secretary concerned determines that such retention is necessary to the 
military department concerned. Each such retention shall be made on a 
case-by-case basis and for such period as the Secretary concerned 
determines appropriate.''.
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