US HB4045 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 30-17)
Status: Passed on May 25 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-05-25 - Became Public Law No: 112-120.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 30-17)
Status: Passed on May 25 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-05-25 - Became Public Law No: 112-120.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to determine that the changes made to the program guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days or other authorized benefits described herein to members and former members of the reserves under a specified Department of Defense (DOD) instruction shall not apply to current or former reservists whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued until the termination of the mobilization. Includes within such authorized benefits: (1) the payment of up to $200 per day for each day the individual would have qualified for a day of administrative absence had the above changes not applied to the individual, in the case of a former member of the Armed Forces; (2) either one day of administrative absence or up to $200 per day as described above, in the case of a member on active duty at the time of the provision of benefits; and (3) either one day of administrative absence to be retained for future use or up to $200 per day as described above, in the case of a member serving in the Selected Reserve, Inactive National Guard, or Individual Ready Reserve at the time of the provision of benefits. Excludes such additional benefits for former members discharged or released under other than honorable conditions. Terminates the benefit authority under this Act on October 1, 2014. Directs the Secretary to transfer specified funds from the Pentagon Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund as a funding offset for such benefits.
Title
To modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after that date, from the changes to the program guidance that took effect on that date.
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History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-05-25 | Senate | Became Public Law No: 112-120. |
2012-05-25 | Senate | Signed by President. |
2012-05-18 | Senate | Presented to President. |
2012-05-17 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
2012-05-17 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3292) |
2012-05-16 | Senate | Received in the Senate, read twice. |
2012-05-15 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
2012-05-15 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2695-2696) |
2012-05-15 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4045. |
2012-05-15 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2695-2698) |
2012-05-15 | House | Mr. Kline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
2012-03-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
2012-02-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2121 (Same As) 2012-02-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.