Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5038
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
Introduced: 2018-02-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill makes reserve component members who are deployed to support pre-planned operations of a combatant command eligible for: (1) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard, (2) </a>consideration of active duty service to reduce the age for retired pay</a>; and (3) the high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations.</a></p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2018 Mr. Palazzo (for himself and Mr. Walz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 amend titles 5, 10, and 37 of the United States Code to ensure that an order to serve on active duty under section 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 for certain benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018 . 2. 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 inserting after under the following: section 12304b of title 10 or . 3. 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) . 4. 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 .