Reserves Pay and Benefits Modernization Act
Latest action · Apr 18, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reserves Pay and Benefits Modernization Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense to limit the length of assignment of reservists during U.S. Central Command deployments of not less than one year.
Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on Department of Defense policies and communications regarding the length of deployments for reservists in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Directs the Secretary of the Army to designate a senior level official of the Department of the Army to implement recommendations for executive action to address military pay problems.
Removes conditions on Ready Reserve members' eligibility for TRICARE enrollment. Makes such eligibility permanent.
Requires the Secretary concerned to pay applicable premiums to continue qualified health benefit plan coverage for family members of eligible reservists serving on active duty for the benefits coverage continuation period.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to fund child care for members of the Armed Forces on active duty for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Reduces from 60 to 55 the age at which members of Reserve components may receive military retirement pay.
Establishes the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs). Eliminates the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Reduces the number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
Requires recruiters to fully define and disclose exactly what an individual's commitment to military service will entail, including an explanation of "Stop Loss" orders and their effect on the duration of such service.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 8, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- Mar 17, 2005Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Mar 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Mar 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Mar 11, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 32 | National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jan 24, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Afghanistan
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Day care
- Department of Defense
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health insurance continuation
- Insurance premiums
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Managed care
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military and naval supplies
- Military dependents
- Military medicine
- Military operations
- Military pay
- Military pensions
- Military readiness
- National Guard
- Presidential appointments
- Recruiting and enlistment
- South Asia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
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