Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act

Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide a physical examination to each member of a reserve component who: (1) will not otherwise receive one through that department, and (2) elects to receive such examination. Requires the Secretary concerned to: (1) provide such examination during the 90-day period before such member's scheduled date of separation, and (2) provide such member with a record of the examination.

Prohibits a member from being entitled to transitional health care benefits through their department solely by reason of being provided such examination.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2841 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2841

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of 
Defense affords each member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
   with the opportunity for a physical examination before the member 
                    separates from the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2013

  Mr. Rahall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of 
Defense affords each member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
   with the opportunity for a physical examination before the member 
                    separates from the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guard and Reserve Equal Access to 
Health Act''.

SEC. 2. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF A RESERVE COMPONENT WHO 
              ARE SEPARATING FROM THE ARMED FORCES.

    Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Physical Examinations for Members of a Reserve Component.--
(1) The Secretary concerned shall provide a physical examination 
pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to each member of a reserve component 
who--
            ``(A) will not otherwise receive such an examination under 
        such subsection; and
            ``(B) elects to receive such a physical examination.
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall--
            ``(A) provide the physical examination under paragraph (1) 
        to a member during the 90-day period before the date on which 
        the member is scheduled to be separated from the armed forces; 
        and
            ``(B) issue orders to such a member to receive such 
        physical examination.
    ``(3) A member may not be entitled to health care benefits pursuant 
to subsection (a), (b), or (c) solely by reason of being provided a 
physical examination under paragraph (1).
    ``(4) In providing to a member a physical examination under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall provide to the member a 
record of the physical examination.''.
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