HR 6165 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend titles 37 and 38, United States Code, to encourage persons to join and remain in the Reserves and National Guard by providing full-time coverage under Servicemen's Group Life Insurance for such members and certain members of the Retired Reserve up to age 60.

Introduced 1973-03-27· Sponsored by Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1973-03-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Extends eligibility for coverage under Servicemen's Group Life Insurance to: (1) a person on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training in the uniformed services in a commissioned, warrant, or enlisted rank or grade,or a cadet or midshipman at the United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy; (2) a person who volunteers for assignment to the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service and is assigned to a unit or position in which he may be required to perform active duty, or active duty for training, and each year will be scheduled to perform at least twelve periods of inactive duty training that is creditable for retirement purposes, (3) a person assigned to, or who upon application would be eligible for assignment to, the Retired Reserve of a uniformed service who has not received the first increment of retirement annuities or has not yet reached sixty-one years of age and has completed at least twenty years of satisfactory service creditable for retirement purposes, and (4) a member, cadet, or midshipman of the Reserve Officers Training Corps while attending field training o…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats10 Republicans