Reserve Medical Officer Parity Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3034 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3034

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 28, 2019

 Ms. Herrera Beutler 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 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.

    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 ``Reserve Medical Officer Parity 
Act''.

SEC. 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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