,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bj1 #bjah,mr4
 ,banks of ,indiana introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to codify and make       
permanent the authority of the          
,secretaries of the military departments
 to conduct programs on career          
flexibility to enhance retention of     
members of the ,armed ,forces1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,military      
,career ,intermission ,program ,act of  
#bjah4  #b4 ,permanent ,career          
,intermission ,program  7a7             
,codification and permanent authority   
,chapter #dj of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section #gaj3 
#gaj4 ,career flexibility to enhance    
retention of members  7a7 ,programs     
authorized ,each ,secretary of a        

military department may carry out       
programs under which members of the     
regular components and members on       
,active ,guard and ,reserve duty of the 
armed forces under the jurisdiction of  
such ,secretary may be inactivated from 
active service in order to meet personal
 or professional needs and returned to  
active service at the end of such period
 of inactivation from active service4   
7b7 ,period of inactivation from active 
service2 ,effect of inactivation  7#a7  
,the period of inactivation from active 
service under a program under this      
section of a member participating in the
 program shall be such period as the    
,secretary of the military department   
concerned shall specify in the agreement
 of the member under subsection 7c71    
except that such period may not exceed  
three years4  7#b7 ,any service by a    
,reserve officer while participating in 
a program under this section shall be   
excluded from computation of the total  
years of service of that officer        

pursuant to section #adgjf7;a7 of this  
title4  7#c7 ,any period of             
participation of a member in a program  
under this section shall not count      
toward-- 7,a7 eligibility for retirement
 or transfer to the ,ready ,reserve     
under either chapter #ega or #abbc of   
this title2 or  7,b7 computation of     
retired or retainer pay under chapter   
#ga or #abbc of this title4  7c7        
,agreement ,each member of the armed    
forces who participates in a program    
under this section shall enter into a   
written agreement with the ,secretary of
 the military department concerned under
 which agreement that member shall agree
 as follows3  7#a7 ,to accept an        
appointment or enlist1 as applicable1   
and serve in the ,ready ,reserve of the 
armed forces concerned during the period
 of the inactivation of the member from 
active service under the program4  7#b7 
,to undergo during the period of the    
inactivation of the member from active  
service under the program such inactive 

service training as the ,secretary      
concerned shall require in order to     
ensure that the member retains          
proficiency1 at a level determined by   
the ,secretary concerned to be          
sufficient1 in the military skills1     
professional qualifications1 and        
physical readiness of the member during 
the inactivation of the member from     
active service4  7#c7 ,following        
completion of the period of the         
inactivation of the member from active  
service under the program1 to serve two 
months as a member of the armed forces  
on active service for each month of the 
period of the inactivation of the member
 from active service under the program4 
7d7 ,conditions of release ,the         
,secretary of ,defense shall prescribe  
regulations specifying the guidelines   
regarding the conditions of release that
 must be considered and addressed in the
 agreement required by subsection 7c74  
,at a minimum1 the ,secretary shall     
prescribe the procedures and standards  

to be used to instruct a member on the  
obligations to be assumed by the member 
under paragraph 7#b7 of such subsection 
while the member is released from active
 service4  7e7 ,order to active service 
,under regulations prescribed by the    
,secretary of the military department   
concerned1 a member of the armed forces 
participating in a program under this   
section may1 in the discretion of such  
,secretary1 be required to terminate    
participation in the program and be     
ordered to active service4  7f7 ,pay and
 allowances  7#a7 ,during each month of 
participation in a program under this   
section1 a member who participates in   
the program shall be paid basic pay in  
an amount equal to two-thirtieths of the
 amount of monthly basic pay to which   
the member would otherwise be entitled  
under section #bjd of title #cg as a    
member of the uniformed services on     
active service in the grade and years of
 service of the member when the member  
commences participation in the program4 

7#b7  7,a7 ,a member who participates in
 a program shall not1 while             
participating in the program1 be paid   
any special or incentive pay or bonus to
 which the member is otherwise entitled 
under an agreement under chapter #e of  
title #cg that is in force when the     
member commences participation in the   
program4  7,b7 ,the inactivation from   
active service of a member participating
 in a program shall not be treated as a 
failure of the member to perform any    
period of service required of the member
 in connection with an agreement for a  
special or incentive pay or bonus under 
chapter #e of title #cg that is in force
 when the member commences participation
 in the program4  7#c7  7,a7 ,subject to
 subparagraph 7,b71 upon the return of a
 member to active service after         
completion by the member of             
participation in a program--  7i7 any   
agreement entered into by the member    
under chapter #e of title #cg for the   
payment of a special or incentive pay or

 bonus that was in force when the member
 commenced participation in the program 
shall be revived1 with the term of such 
agreement after revival being the period
 of the agreement remaining to run when 
the member commenced participation in   
the program2 and  7ii7 any special or   
incentive pay or bonus shall be payable 
to the member in accordance with the    
terms of the agreement concerned for the
 term specified in clause 7i74  7,b7    
7i7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply  
to any special or incentive pay or bonus
 otherwise covered by that subparagraph 
with respect to a member if1 at the time
 of the return of the member to active  
service as described in that            
subparagraph--  7,i7 such pay or bonus  
is no longer authorized by law2 or      
7,,ii7 the member does not satisfy      
eligibility criteria for such pay or    
bonus as in effect at the time of the   
return of the member to active service4 
7ii7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall cease to  
apply to any special or incentive pay or

 bonus otherwise covered by that        
subparagraph with respect to a member   
if1 during the term of the revived      
agreement of the member under           
subparagraph 7,a77i71 such pay or bonus 
ceases being authorized by law4  7,c7 ,a
 member who is ineligible for payment of
 a special or incentive pay or bonus    
otherwise covered by this paragraph by  
reason of subparagraph 7,b77i77,,ii7    
shall be subject to the requirements for
 repayment of such pay or bonus in      
accordance with the terms of the        
applicable agreement of the member under
 chapter #e of title #cg4  7,d7 ,any    
service required of a member under an   
agreement covered by this paragraph     
after the member returns to active      
service as described in subparagraph    
7,a7 shall be in addition to any service
 required of the member under an        
agreement under subsection 7c74  7#d7   
7,a7 ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 a   
member who participates in a program is 
entitled1 while participating in the    

program1 to the travel and              
transportation allowances authorized by 
section #dgd of title #cg for--  7i7    
travel performed from the residence of  
the member1 at the time of release from 
active service to participate in the    
program1 to the location in the ,united 
,states designated by the member as his 
residence during the period of          
participation in the program2 and  7ii7 
travel performed to the residence of the
 member upon return to active service at
 the end of the participation of the    
member in the program4  7,b7 ,an        
allowance is payable under this         
paragraph only with respect to travel of
 a member to and from a single          
residence4  7#e7 ,a member who          
participates in a program is entitled to
 carry forward the leave balance        
existing as of the day on which the     
member begins participation and         
accumulated in accordance with section  
#gja of this title1 but not to exceed   
#fj days4  7g7 ,promotion  7#a7  7,a7   

,an officer participating in a program  
under this section shall not1 while     
participating in the program1 be        
eligible for consideration for promotion
 under chapter #cf or #adje of this     
title4  7,b7 ,upon the return of an     
officer to active service after         
completion by the officer of            
participation in a program--  7i7 the   
,secretary of the military department   
concerned shall adjust the date of rank 
of the officer in such manner as the    
,secretary of ,defense shall prescribe  
in regulations for purposes of this     
section2 and  7ii7 the officer shall be 
eligible for consideration for promotion
 when officers of the same competitive  
category1 grade1 and seniority are      
eligible for consideration for          
promotion4  7#b7 ,an enlisted member    
participating in a program shall not be 
eligible for consideration for promotion
 during the period that--  7,a7 begins  
on the date of the inactivation of the  
member from active service under the    

program2 and  7,b7 ends at such time    
after the return of the member to active
 service under the program that the     
member is treatable as eligible for     
promotion by reason of time in grade and
 such other requirements as the         
,secretary of the military department   
concerned shall prescribe in regulations
 for purposes of the program4  7h7      
,continued entitlements ,a member       
participating in a program under this   
section shall1 while participating in   
the program1 be treated as a member of  
the armed forces on active duty for a   
period of more than #cj days for        
purposes of--  7#a7 the entitlement of  
the member and of the dependents of the 
member to medical and dental care under 
the provisions of chapter #ee of this   
title2 and  7#b7 retirement or          
separation for physical disability under
 the provisions of chapters #ee and #fa 
of this title4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 

inserting after the item relating to    
section #gji;a the following new item3  
#gaj4 ,career flexibility to enhance    
retention of members4