[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5062]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5656. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, 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 E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 564. PARTICIPATION OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS IN THE 
                   SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM.

       Section 1143(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) A member of the armed forces is eligible for a 
     program under this subsection if--
       ``(A) the member--
       ``(i) has completed at least 180 days on active duty in the 
     armed forces; and
       ``(ii) is expected to be discharged or released from active 
     duty in the armed forces within 180 days of the date of 
     commencement of participation in such a program; or
       ``(B) the member is a member of a reserve component.''.
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