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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2259 

To ensure that members of the National Guard and Reserves are able to 

fully participate in the benefits delivery at discharge program administered jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to provide information and assistance on available benefits and 

other transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces who are 

separating from the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2007 

Mr. WELCH of Vermont introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To ensure that members of the National Guard and Reserves 

are able to fully participate in the benefits delivery at 

discharge program administered jointly by the Secretary 

of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

provide information and assistance on available benefits 

and other transition assistance to members of the Armed 

Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF RESERVE 

2 COMPONENTS IN BENEFITS DELIVERY AT 

3 DISCHARGE PROGRAM. 

4 (a) PLAN TO MAXIMIZE PARTICIPATION.—Not later 

5 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

6 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

7 Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to maximize 

8 access to the benefits delivery at discharge program for 

9 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 

10 who have been called or ordered to active duty at any time 

11 since September 11, 2001. 

12 (b) CONTENTS.—The plan submitted under sub13 section (a) shall include a description of efforts to ensure 

14 that services under the benefits delivery at discharge pro15 gram are provided, to the maximum extent practicable— 

16 (1) at each military installation; 

17 (2) at each armory and military family support 

18 center of the National Guard; 

19 (3) at each military medical care facility at 

20 which members of the Armed Forces are separated 

21 or discharged from the Armed Forces; and 

22 (4) in the case of a member on the temporary 

23 disability retired list under section 1202 or 1205 of 

24 title 10, United States Code, who is being retired 

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1 charged, at a location reasonably convenient to the 

2 member. 

3 (c) BENEFITS DELIVERY AT DISCHARGE PROGRAM

4 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘benefits delivery at 

5 discharge program’’ means a program administered jointly 

6 by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

7 Affairs to provide information and assistance on available 

8 benefits and other transition assistance to members of the 

9 Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces, 

10 including assistance to obtain any disability benefits for 

11 such members may be eligible. 

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