[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3693]
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SA 1508. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following:
SEC. 515. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE
COMPONENTS WHO ARE SEPARATING FROM THE ARMED
FORCES.
Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection (d):
``(d) Physical Examinations for Members of Reserve
Components.--(1) The Secretary concerned shall provide a
physical examination pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to each
member of a reserve component who--
``(A) will not otherwise receive such an examination under
such subsection; and
``(B) elects to receive such a physical examination.
``(2) The Secretary concerned shall--
``(A) provide the physical examination under paragraph (1)
to a member during the 90-day period before the date on which
the member is scheduled to be separated from the armed
forces; and
``(B) issue orders to such a member to receive such
physical examination.
``(3) A member may not be entitled to health care benefits
pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) solely by reason of
being provided a physical examination under paragraph (1).
``(4) In providing to a member a physical examination under
paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall provide to the
member a record of the physical examination.''.
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