National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act

Bill: 114-s-2913
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-05-10
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Health care costs and insurance

Military civil functions

Military medicine

Military operations and strategy

National Guard and reserves

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill makes National Guard and Selected Reserve members deployed to augment active forces for a preplanned mission in support of a combat command eligible for: (1) Post-9/11 educational assistance, (2) a reduced eligibility age for non-regular service retirement pay, (3) transitional post-demobilization health benefits for a member who is separated from active duty after a period of more than 30 days of duty, and (4) pre-deployment TRICARE benefits.</p> <p>The amendments made by this bill shall take effect retroactively on December 31, 2011.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2913 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2016 Mr. Franken (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to provide certain benefits in connection with service in the Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of the combatant commands, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act . 2. Certain benefits in connection with service in the Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands (a) TRICARE benefits before deployment Section 1074(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting , or under section 12304b of this title, after section 101(a)(13)(B) of this title . (b) Transitional health benefits following demobilization Section 1145(a)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) A member who is separated from active duty after a period on active duty in excess of 30 days under an order to active duty under section 12304a or 12304b of this title. . (c) Reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-Regular service retired pay Section 12731(f)(2)(B) is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause (iii): (iii) Service on active duty described in this subparagraph is also service on active duty after the date of the enactment of this clause under an order to active duty under section 12304b of this title. ; and (3) in clause (iv), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting or (iii) after or in clause (ii) . (d) Post-9/11 educational assistance Section 3301(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 12302, or 12304 and inserting 12302, 12304, or 12304b . (e) Retroactive effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on December 31, 2011.