,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjbd,mr4  
,reschenthaler 7for himself and ,mr4    
,miller of ,ohio7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 and the ,servicemembers  
,civil ,relief ,act to provide for the  
eligibility of ,united ,states citizens 
who serve in the ,israeli ,defense      
,forces for certain protections relating
 to such service4  #a4 ,eligibility of  
,united ,states citizens serving in the 
,israeli ,defense ,force for benefits   
under ,,userra and the ,,scra  7a7      
,,userra  7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter  
,,iv of chapter #dc of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #dccf4 ,treatment of service  
in ,israeli ,defense ,forces  7a7 ,in   
general ,for purposes of this chapter1  
to the extent practicable1 the service  

of a citizen of the ,united ,states in  
the ,israeli ,defense ,forces shall be  
treated in the same manner as service in
 the uniformed services4  7b7           
,regulations ,the ,secretary shall      
prescribe such regulations as may be    
necessary to implement this section4  4 
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #dcce the  
following new item3  #dccf4 ,treatment  
of service in ,israeli ,defense ,forces4
  4  7b7 ,,scra ,section #ajd of the    
,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ciad7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
striking ,a citizen and inserting 7a7   
,in general4--,a citizen2 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7b7 ,service in ,,idf ,a   
citizen of the ,united ,states who is   
serving with the ,israeli ,defense      
,forces is entitled to the relief and   
protections provided under this ,act if 
that service is similar to military     

service as defined in this ,act4 ,the   
relief and protections provided to such 
citizen shall terminate on the date of  
discharge or release from such service4 
4  7c7 ,applicability ,the amendments   
made by this section shall apply with   
respect to service performed on or after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4