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Public Health Service Ready Reserve Improvement Act of 2021

H.R. 3055 · 117th Congress · May 7, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to entitle Members of the Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service to certain rights and benefits that are provided for members of the Army Reserve.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Public Health Service Ready Reserve Improvement Act of 2021”.

Sec. 2 Allowing members of the Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service to hold civil service positions

Section 203 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 204) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (c) the following subsection:

“(d) Permitting dual employment; leave for reserve service—Members of the Ready Reserve Corps are entitled to the same rights and benefits provided for members of the Army Reserve under the following provisions of title 5, United States Code:

“(1) Section 5534 (relating to dual employment and pay of Reserves and National Guardsmen).

“(2) Section 6323 (relating to military leave; Reserves and National Guardsmen).”