H.R. 5038 115th Congress House

Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018

Official title: To amend titles 5, 10, and 37 of the United States Code to ensure that an order to serve on active duty under section 12304b of title 10, United States Code, i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles 5, 10, and 37 of the United States Code to ensure that an order to serve on active duty under section 12304b of title 10, United States Code, is treated the same as other orders to serve on active duty for determining the eligibility of members of the uniformed services for certain benefits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2018 See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesWages and earnings

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Feb 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Feb 15, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 15, 2018

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act of 2018

This bill makes reserve component members who are deployed to support pre-planned operations of a combatant command eligible for: (1) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard, (2) consideration of active duty service to reduce the age for retired pay; and (3) the high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations.

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