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HR 5609 IH

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.

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

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.