,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,rahall introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
ensure that the ,secretary of ,defense  
affords each member of a reserve        
component of the ,armed ,forces with the
 opportunity for a physical examination 
before the member separates from the    
,armed ,forces4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,guard and     
,reserve ,equal ,access to ,health ,act4
  #b4 ,physical examinations for members
 of a reserve component who are         
separating from the ,armed ,forces      
,section #aade of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7f7 ,physical examinations for members  
of a reserve component  7#a7 ,the       
,secretary concerned shall provide a    
physical examination pursuant to        

subsection 7a77#e7 to each member of a  
reserve component who--  7,a7 will not  
otherwise receive such an examination   
under such subsection2 and  7,b7 elects 
to receive such a physical examination4 
7#b7 ,the ,secretary concerned shall--  
7,a7 provide the physical examination   
under paragraph 7#a7 to a member during 
the #ij-;day period before the date on  
which the member is scheduled to be     
separated from the armed forces2 and    
7,b7 issue orders to such a member to   
receive such physical examination4  7#c7
 ,a member may not be entitled to health
 care benefits pursuant to subsection   
7a71 7b71 or 7c7 solely by reason of    
being provided a physical examination   
under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,in         
providing to a member a physical        
examination under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,secretary concerned shall provide to   
the member a record of the physical     
examination4  4