Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act”.
National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act
A BILL
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to provide certain benefits in connection with service in the Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of the combatant commands, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Certain benefits in connection with service in the Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands
TRICARE benefits before deployment— Section 1074(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, or under section 12304b of this title,” after “section 101(a)(13)(B) of this title”.
Transitional health benefits following demobilization— Section 1145(a)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(G) A member who is separated from active duty after a period on active duty in excess of 30 days under an order to active duty under section 12304a or 12304b of this title.”
Reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-Regular service retired pay— Section 12731(f)(2)(B) is amended—
by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively;
by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause (iii):
“(iii) Service on active duty described in this subparagraph is also service on active duty after the date of the enactment of this clause under an order to active duty under section 12304b of this title.”
in clause (iv), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting “or (iii)” after “or in clause (ii)”.
Post-9/11 educational assistance— Section 3301(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “12302, or 12304” and inserting “12302, 12304, or 12304b”.
Retroactive effective date— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on December 31, 2011.