National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1565
Sponsor: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Advice and consent of the Senate
Afghanistan
Armed forces abroad
Armed forces reserves
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Day care
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Education
Employee rights
Executive reorganization
Families
Federal officials
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Health insurance continuation
Insurance premiums
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Law
Managed care
Middle East and North Africa
Military and naval supplies
Military dependents
Military medicine
Military operations
Military pay
Military pensions
Military readiness
National Guard
Presidential appointments
Promotions
Rating of employees
South Asia
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Veterans' employment
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to limit the length of assignment of reservists during U.S. Central Command deployments of not less than one year.
 
Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on Department of Defense (DOD) policies and communications regarding the length of deployments for reservists in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Army to designate a senior level official of the Department of the Army to implement recommendations for executive action to address military pay problems.
 
Removes conditions on Ready Reserve members' eligibility for TRICARE enrollment. Makes such eligibility permanent.
 
Requires the Secretary concerned to pay applicable premiums to continue qualified health benefit plan coverage for family members of eligible reservists serving on active duty for the benefits coverage continuation period.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to fund child care for members of the Armed Forces on active duty for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
 Expands eligibility for monthly educational assistance benefits to include reservists who have served on active duty for a cumulative period of 24 months during any five-year period.
 
Reduces from 60 to 55 the age at which members of Reserve components may receive military retirement pay.
 
Establishes the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs). Eliminates the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Reduces the number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
 
Makes National Guard appropriations available to establish and operate offices to assist in readjusting to civilian life Guard personnel being released from active or full-time duty of more than 30 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2005-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2005-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in House