Military Benefits Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-6194
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2021-12-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Military education and training

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Military Benefits Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires that pre-separation counseling for members of the Armed Forces include training regarding the consequences to members who are convicted of a crime, specifically regarding the loss of benefits.</p> <p><br> </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6194 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 8, 2021 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to include training on consequences of committing a crime in preseparation counseling of the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Benefits Accountability Act . 2. Training on consequences of committing a crime in preseparation counseling of the Transition Assistance Program (a) Establishment Subsection (b) of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (20) Training regarding the consequences to such a member who is convicted of a crime, specifically regarding the loss of benefits from the Federal Government to such member. . (b) Implementation date The Secretary concerned shall carry out paragraph (20) of such subsection, as added by subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Development The Secretary of Defense shall develop the training under such paragraph. (d) Progress briefing Not later than 180 days of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding progress of the Secretary in preparing the training under such paragraph.