,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aggd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,doggett 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4 
,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4          
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,eddie  
,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,lee (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4        
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,h9ojosa1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,eny>t1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1 & ,mr4 ,bi%op 
( ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = ! reemploym5t ( c]ta9 p]sons  
foll[+ abs5ces f a position ( employm5t 
= ! purpose ( obta9+ m$ical treatm5t =  
c]ta9 injuries & illnesses1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,w\nd$ ,vet]an ,job        
,security ,act4  #b4 ,expansion (       
def9ition ( s]vice 9 uni=m$ s]vices =   
purposes ( ,,us]ra ,section #dcjc7ac7 ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7#ac7 ,! t]m s]vice 

9 ! uni=m$ s]vices means ! p]=mance (   
duty on a volunt>y or involunt>y basis 9
 a uni=m$ s]vice "u compet5t au?ority & 
includes active duty1 active duty =     
tra9+1 initial active duty = tra9+1     
inactive duty tra9+1 full-"t ,national  
,gu>d duty1 a p]iod = :i* a p]son is    
abs5t f a position ( employm5t = !      
purpose ( an exam9ation to det]m9e !    
fitness ( ! p]son to p]=m any su* duty1 
a p]iod = :i* a p]son is abs5t f        
employm5t = ! purpose ( p]=m+ fun]al    
honors duty z au?oriz$ by section #abejc
 ( title #aj or section #aae ( title    
#cb1 & a p]iod = :i* a p]son is abs5t f 
a position ( employm5t = ! purpose (    
obta9+ m$ical treatm5t = an injury or   
illness recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs z a s]vice-connect$1  
or = :i* a l9e ( duty docum5t has be5   
grant$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  4  #c4
 ,docum5tation ( treatm5t = purposes (  
reemploym5t "u ,,us]ra ,section         
#dcab7;f7 ( su* title is am5d$--  7#a7  
by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#d7 

z p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#e72  7#b7 by   
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+ new  
p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,a p]son :o submits
 an application = reemploym5t due to an 
abs5ce = ! purpose ( obta9+ m$ical      
treatm5t = an injury or illness ref]r$  
to 9 section #dcjc7ac7 ( ?is title %all 
provide to ! p]son's employ] 7^u !      
reque/ ( su* employ]7 docum5tation to   
e/abli% ! individual's eligibility =    
reemploym5t on t basis4 ,su* an         
application %all include suffici5t      
docum5tation to e/abli% a l9k betwe5 !  
injury or illness & ! m$ical treatm5t ! 
p]son obta9$4  2  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 
z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 &
 ins]t+ p>agraph 7#a7 or p>agraph 7#b72 
&  7#d7 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,a71 z s       
r$esignat$--  7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph    
7#b7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#c72 &  7,b7 by 
/rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ p>agraph   
7#a7 or %\ld be deem$ ineligible =      
reemploym5t on ! gr\nds ( p>agraph 7#b74
  #d4 ,notification ( employ] ( int5t to
 return to a position ( employm5t       

,section #dcab7;e77#a77;,a7 ( su* title 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] #ca days !      
foll[+3 or a p]son :o 0 abs5t f a       
position ( employm5t = ! purpose (      
obta9+ m$ical treatm5t = an injury or   
illness recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs z a s]vice-connect$1  
or = :i* a #8l9e ( duty' docum5t has be5
 grant$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  #e4  
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect on ! date t is #ij
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4