S.Amdt. 5356
What it does: Adds SEC. 652. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO AGREE TO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE at the end of subtitle E of title VI
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)What it changes
1 change to S. 3001 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 652. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO AGREE TO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE at the end of subtitle E of title VI
Adds a sectionIn S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(3) has a service-connected disability rated 100 percent disabling (including a disability of 100 percent mental disability), as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of the military department concerned, and is not gainfully employed because of such disability.
Inserted: SEC. 652. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO AGREE TO SERVE IN THE SELECTED 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: "(F) 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 who are separated from active duty after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle E of title VI, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5356. Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Pryor) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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 E of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 652. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO AGREE TO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.
(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:
“(F) 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.”.
(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 who are separated from active duty after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 10, 2008