[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 340. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS 
                   OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE READY RESERVE 
                   CORPS.

       (a) In General.--Section 16131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``each military department'' and inserting 
     ``the reserve component of that Secretary's uniformed 
     service''
       (B) by striking ``and'' after ``Secretary of Defense,'';
       (C) by inserting ``, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services with respect to the Public Health Service Ready 
     Reserve Corps,'' after ``Navy''; and
       (D) by striking ``of the armed forces under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned'' and inserting ``of 
     the uniformed services under the jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``or the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, as the case may be'' after 
     ``Secretary concerned'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), by inserting ``or section 
     203 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 204(a)(4))'' 
     after ``of this title'';
       (4) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by inserting ``or the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, as the case may be'' 
     after ``Secretary concerned''; and
       (5) in subsection (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, as the case may be,'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense'' each place it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``or the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, as the case may be,'' after ``Secretary concerned'' 
     each place it appears.
       (b) Eligibility.--Section 16132(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, as the case may be,'' after 
     ``Secretary of Defense''.
       (c) Authority to Transfer Unused Education Benefits to 
     Family Members.--Section 16132a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, as the case may be,'' after 
     ``Secretary concerned'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``member of the armed 
     forces'' and inserting ``member of the reserve component of 
     such member's uniformed service'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';
       (4) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ``or the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, as the case may be,'' after 
     ``Secretary concerned'';
       (5) in subsection (g), by striking ``armed forces'' and 
     inserting ``uniformed services'' both places it appears;
       (6) in subsection (h)(5)(B)--
       (A) by inserting ``or the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, as the case may be,'' after ``Secretary 
     concerned''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or a member of the Public Health Service 
     Commissioned Corps, as the case may be'' after ``enlisted 
     member''; and
       (7) in subsection (j), by inserting ``and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services'' after ``Secretary of Defense''.
       (d) Failure to Participate Satisfactorily; Penalties.--
     Section 16135(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, as the case may be'' after ``Secretary concerned''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``of an armed force'' and inserting ``of a 
     uniformed service'';
       (e) Administration of the Program.--Section 16136(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security'' and inserting ``by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, and by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, as the case may be,'' after ``Secretary 
     concerned''.
       (f) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     through (e) shall apply with respect to service occurring on 
     or after March 27, 2020.
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