II 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4045 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 16, 2012 
Received 
AN ACT 
To modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance 
relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
Respite Absence administrative absence days to members 
of the reserve components to exempt any member whose 
qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 
2011, and continued on or after that date, from the 
changes to the program guidance that took effect on 
that date. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF PROGRAM GUIDANCE RELAT-
ING TO THE AWARD OF POST-DEPLOYMENT/ 
MOBILIZATION RESPITE ABSENCE ADMINIS-
TRATIVE ABSENCE DAYS TO MEMBERS AND 
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COM-
PONENTS UNDER DOD INSTRUCTION 1327.06. 
(a) DISCRETION
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF
DE-
FENSE.—The Secretary of Defense may determine that 
the changes made by the Secretary to the Program Guid-
ance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobiliza-
tion Respite Absence program administrative absence days 
or other benefits described in subsection (b) to members 
and former members of the reserve components under 
DOD Instruction 1327.06 effective as of October 1, 2011, 
shall not apply to a member of a reserve component, or 
former member of a reserve component, whose qualified 
mobilization (as described in such program guidance) com-
menced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after 
that date until the date the mobilization is terminated. 
(b) AUTHORIZED
BENEFITS.—Under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary con-
cerned may provide a member or former member of the 
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Armed Forces described in subsection (a) with one of the 
following benefits: 
(1) In the case of an individual who is a former 
member of the Armed Forces at the time of the pro-
vision of benefits under this section, payment of an 
amount not to exceed $200 for each day the indi-
vidual would have qualified for a day of administra-
tive absence had the changes made to the Program 
Guidance described in subsection (a) not applied to 
the individual, as authorized by such subsection. 
(2) In the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces on active duty at the time of the provision 
of benefits under this section, either one day of ad-
ministrative absence or payment of an amount not 
to exceed $200, as selected by the member, for each 
day the member would have qualified for a day of 
administrative absence had the changes made to the 
Program Guidance described in subsection (a) not 
applied to the member, as authorized by such sub-
section. 
(3) In the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces serving in the Selected Reserve, Inactive Na-
tional Guard, or Individual Ready Reserve at the 
time of the provision of benefits under this section, 
either one day of administrative absence to be re-
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tained for future use or payment of an amount not 
to exceed $200, as selected by the member, for each 
day the member would have qualified for a day of 
administrative absence had the changes made to the 
Program Guidance described in subsection (a) not 
applied to the member, as authorized by such sub-
section. 
(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS.— 
An individual who is a former member of the Armed 
Forces is not eligible under this section for the benefits 
specified in subsection (b)(1) if the individual was dis-
charged or released from the Armed Forces under other 
than honorable conditions. 
(d) FORM OF PAYMENT.—The payments authorized 
by subsection (b) may be paid in a lump sum or install-
ments, at the election of the Secretary concerned. 
(e) RELATION TO OTHER PAY AND LEAVE.—The 
benefits provided to a member or former member of the 
Armed Forces under this section are in addition to any 
other pay, absence, or leave provided by law. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
Respite Absence program’’ means the program of 
the Secretary concerned to provide days of adminis-
trative absence not chargeable against available leave 
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to certain deployed or mobilized members of the 
Armed Forces in order to assist such members in re-
integrating into civilian life after deployment or mo-
bilization. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(5) of title 
37, United States Code. 
(g) COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION OF AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(1) COMMENCEMENT.—The authority to pro-
vide days of administrative absence under para-
graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) begins on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and the authority 
to make cash payments under such subsection be-
gins, subject to subsection (h), on October 1, 2012. 
(2) EXPIRATION.—The authority to provide 
benefits under this section expires on October 1, 
2014. 
(3) EFFECT OF EXPIRATION.—The expiration 
date specified in paragraph (2) shall not affect the 
use, after that date, of any day of administrative ab-
sence provided to a member of the Armed Forces 
under subsection (b) before that date or the pay-
ment, after that date, of any payment selected by a 
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