S.Amdt. 2903

SA 2903. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following:

SEC. 536. ENHANCEMENT OF REVERSE SOLDIER READINESS PROCESSING DEMOBILIZATION PROCEDURE.

The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly modify the demobilization procedure for members of the Armed Forces known as Reverse Soldier Readiness Processing by providing for the presence of appropriate Department of Veterans Affairs personnel during such demobilization procedure in order to achieve the following:

(1) The voluntary registration of members of the Armed Forces covered by such procedure in applicable systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(2) The voluntary registration of members of the Armed Forces covered by such procedure for applicable benefits and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3) The provision of information to members of the Armed Forces covered by such procedure on the benefits and services available to veterans from or through the Department of Veterans Affairs.