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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1384 
To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38 of the United States Code to ensure 
that an order to serve on active duty under sections 12304a and 12304b 
of title 10, United States Code, is treated the same as other orders 
to serve on active duty for determining the eligibility of members of 
the uniformed services and veterans for certain benefits and for calcu-
lating the deadlines for certain benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2017 
Mr. PALAZZO (for himself, Mr. WALZ, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Mr. FRANKS 
of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38 of the United States 
Code to ensure that an order to serve on active duty 
under sections 12304a and 12304b of title 10, United 
States Code, is treated the same as other orders to 
serve on active duty for determining the eligibility of 
members of the uniformed services and veterans for cer-
tain benefits and for calculating the deadlines for certain 
benefits. 
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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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Eligibility of reserve component members for pre-mobilization health 
care. 
Sec. 3. Eligibility of reserve component members for transitional health care. 
Sec. 4. Consideration of service on active duty to reduce age for eligibility for 
retired pay for non-Regular service. 
Sec. 5. Eligibility of reserve component members for high-deployment allowance 
for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobiliza-
tions. 
Sec. 6. Eligibility of reserve component members for post-9/11 educational as-
sistance. 
Sec. 7. Eligibility of reserve component members for nonreduction in pay while 
serving in the uniformed services or National Guard. 
Sec. 8. Effect of order to serve on active duty on eligibility for or use of certain 
military benefits. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
FOR PRE-MOBILIZATION HEALTH CARE. 
Section 1074(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘in support of a contingency oper-
ation under’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 12304b of this 
title or’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
FOR TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE. 
Section 1145(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in support of a contingency 
operation’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 12304b of this 
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title or a provision of law referred to in section 
101(a)(13)(B) of this title’’. 
SEC. 4. CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY TO 
REDUCE AGE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIRED 
PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE. 
Section 12731(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘under a provision of law 
referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) or under section 
12301(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 12301(d) or 
12304b of this title or a provision of law referred to in 
section 101(a)(13)(B)’’. 
SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
FOR HIGH-DEPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE FOR 
LENGTHY OR NUMEROUS DEPLOYMENTS AND 
FREQUENT MOBILIZATIONS. 
Section 436(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘under’’ the first 
place it appears the following: ‘‘section 12304b of title 10 
or’’. 
SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 3301(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘or 12304’’ and inserting ‘‘12304, 
12304a, or 12304b’’. 
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SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
FOR NONREDUCTION IN PAY WHILE SERVING 
IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES OR NATIONAL 
GUARD. 
Section 5538(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by insert-
ing after ‘‘under’’ the following: ‘‘section 12304b of title 
10 or’’. 
SEC. 8. EFFECT OF ORDER TO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY ON 
ELIGIBILITY FOR OR USE OF CERTAIN MILI-
TARY BENEFITS. 
(a) EXCEPTION TO VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY 
REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT
FOR MEMBERS WHO RE-
TURN TO ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 1175a(j)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 12304’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12304, 12304a, or 12304b’’. 
(b) EFFECT
OF BREAK
IN STUDIES
ON EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEM-
BERS SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND CER-
TAIN OTHER OPERATIONS.—Section 16162(d)(2)(B)(i) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 
12304’’ and inserting ‘‘12304, 12304a, or 12304b’’. 
(c) TIME LIMITATION FOR TRAINING AND REHABILI-
TATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DIS-
ABILITIES.—Section 3103(f) of title 38, United States 
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