,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,fletcher introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
permit members of the ,armed ,forces to 
continue to participate in ,skillbridge 
programs after their date of discharge  
or separation from active duty in the   
,armed ,forces4  #a4 ,continued         
participation of separated members of   
the ,armed ,forces in ,skillbridge      
programs ,section #aadc7;e7 of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as
 paragraph 7#d72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#b7 the following new  
paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 ,in the case of an
 eligible member who enrolls in a       
program under this subsection and who is
 discharged or released from active duty
 in the armed forces before the         
completion of the program1 such member  

may continue to participate in the      
program until the completion of the     
program4 ,the continued participation of
 such a member in such a program shall  
have no effect on the discharge or      
separation date of the member or the    
eligibility of the member for any pay or
 benefits4  4