An amendment numbered 52 printed in House Report 110-666 to provide 180 days of transitional health care to those service members who separate honorably from active duty and agree to serve in the Guard or Selected Reserve at no charge to the service member. It would offset the cost by cutting $22 million from the Missle Defense Agency.

1. Adds SEC. 734. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO AGREE TO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE OF THE READY RESERVE at the end of title VII

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   Inserted: SEC. 734. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO AGREE TO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE OF THE READY RESERVE.

   Inserted: (a) Provision of Transitional Health Care.--Section 1145(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

   Inserted: "(E) A member who is separated from active duty who agrees to become a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component.".

   Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (E) of section 1145(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (c) Offset.--The amount in section 201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, is hereby reduced by $22,000,000, to be derived from the Missile Defense Agency.

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   At the end of title VII, add the following new section:

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