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H.R. 3034House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Reserve Medical Officer Parity Act

Sponsored by Jaime Herrera BeutlerRep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
Introduced May 28, 2019

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The Reserve Medical Officer Parity Act changes the rules for reserve officers who serve in medical specialties. It lets the Secretary of each military department keep a reserve medical officer on active duty past the usual mandatory retirement age of 68, but only if the officer agrees and the department determines it’s needed. The change applies to all reserve medical officers and the military departments that employ them.

Key Provisions

  • Allows the Secretary of a military department, with the officer’s consent, to retain a reserve medical officer beyond age 68.
  • Retention must be deemed necessary by the department and is decided on a case‑by‑case basis.
  • The period of extended service is set by the Secretary as appropriate.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Military Personnel Subcommittee

May 29, 2019

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Introduced in House

May 28, 2019

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

May 28, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Military Personnel Subcommittee

May 29, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 28, 2019

I

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3034

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 28, 2019

Ms. Herrera Beutler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of a military department to retain a reserve officer in a medical specialty beyond the date that such individual turns 68 years old, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Reserve Medical Officer Parity Act.

2.

Authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of officers in medical specialties in the reserve components of the Armed Forces

Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by striking An and inserting (1) Subject to paragraph (2), an; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):

(2)

The Secretary concerned may, with the consent of the officer, retain in an active status an officer in a medical specialty described in subsection (a) beyond the date described in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the Secretary concerned determines that such retention is necessary to the military department concerned. Each such retention shall be made on a case-by-case basis and for such period as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate.

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