U.S. Congress - S.2874 Hubbard Act
S.2874 - Hubbard Act
A bill to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Hubbard Act as introduced.
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4/16/2008--Introduced.Hubbard Act - Amends federal employment, armed forces, military pay, and veterans' benefits law to authorize the provision of the following benefits to a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged at the member's request pursuant to a Department of DefenseOfficial Summary
4/16/2008--Introduced.Hubbard Act - Amends federal employment, armed forces, military pay, and veterans' benefits law to authorize the provision of the following benefits to a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged at the member's request pursuant to a Department of Defense (DOD) policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled:
(1) continued payment, through the original agreed-upon service period, of any bonus, incentive, or similar benefit to which the member was entitled during service;
(2) separation pay, even though the member has completed less than six years of active service before discharge;
(3) transitional health care, on the same basis as an active-duty member, for 180 days after discharge;
(4) transitional commissary and exchange benefits, on the same basis as an active-duty member, for two years after discharge;
(5) veterans' housing loan, employment and training, and basic educational assistance;
(6) federal unemployment compensation; and
(7) veteran's preference for federal employment purposes. Makes this Act effective with respect to any such discharge granted after September 11, 2001.
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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6580 Hubbard Act
Related Bills:. S.2874 · H.R.5825. Related Issue Areas:. War casualties · Veterans' loans · Veterans' employment · Veterans' benefits; 26 more; Veterans · Unemployment insurance · Trusts and trustees &m
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6580 Hubbard Act
Related Bills:. S.2874 · H.R.5825. Related Issue Areas:. War casualties · Veterans' loans · Veterans' employment · Veterans' benefits · 26 more · Veterans · Unemployment insurance · Trusts
SOLE SURVIVOR UPDATE - May 1 2008
Congressman, Rep. Devin Nunes, is leading an effort to pass a bill that would ensure basic benefits to all soldiers who are discharged under an Army ... , S.2874. cosponsored by Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. The Department o
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