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Reserve Officers Association Panel Discussion

Reserve Officers Association Panel Discussion NGAUS, EANGUS, ROA 19 March 2018. NGAUS. Sec. 511. Equal treatment of orders to serve on active duty under sections 12304a and 12304b of title 10, United States Code.

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Reserve Officers Association Panel Discussion

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  1. Reserve Officers Association Panel Discussion NGAUS, EANGUS, ROA 19 March 2018

  2. NGAUS

  3. Sec. 511. Equal treatment of orders to serve on active duty under sections 12304a and 12304b of title 10, United States Code. This deployment authority does not provide the same benefits as other call-ups. • P.L. 115-91 included pre- and post-healthcare for 12304b in the NDAA. • P.L. 115-48 included Post-9/11 Educational Assistance updates • Elimination of 15-year Limit to use the Post-9/11 GI Bill • REAP Eligibility Credited Toward Post-9/11 GI Bill • Purple Heart Recipients Given 100% Eligibility • 10 US.C 12304a and 12304b Count Towards Post-9/11 GI Bill

  4. Sec. 513. Consolidation of authorities to order members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to perform duty. • Reduce the 30+ duty statuses to six or fewer statuses to eliminate barriers to completion of service because of a confusing and overly complex system that triggers pay delays, healthcare disruption and breaks in service. • DoD sending proposed duty status legislation to the HASC/SASC. • Will be structured with 4 “bands” of service and 8 duty statuses. • Will take 3 or more years to change approximately 450 pieces of existing law. • DoD and Congress see remaining benefits for 12304a and 12304b to be addressed with this legislation. In the meantime, Congress provided education and healthcare benefits.

  5. Sec. 544. Two-year extension of suicide prevention and resilience program for the National Guard and Reserves. • In June 2017, ROA, EANGUS, and NGAUS sponsored a mental health seminar on the Reserve Component asking for support. NDAA included the following: • Would extend the authority for suicide prevention and resilience programs for the National Guard and Reserves until October 1, 2020.

  6. Sec. 732. Feasibility study on conduct of pilot program on mental health readiness of part-time members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. • The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 737) that would require the Secretary of Defense, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, to conduct a feasibility study and cost estimate for a pilot program that uses predictive analytics and screening to identify mental health risk and provide early, targeted intervention to part-time members of the reserve component of the Armed Forces.

  7. Language in the NDAA Report Behavioral and Mental Health Care for National Guard and Reserve.—The Committee recognizes that the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve components need greater access to care if they are to maintain a high state of medical readiness to support regularly occurring deployments. It also recognizes that the suicide rate in the reserve components is consistently higher than the suicide rate for both the active duty military and the civilian population. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Department to better ensure that periodic health assessments are followed by medical treatment to address any behavioral or mental health conditions that could impact a servicemember’s ability to deploy, even if such care falls outside of the pre-deployment window. This practice would allow for a more medically ready, deployable force and would expand access to behavioral and mental health care for reserve component servicemembers.

  8. EANGUS

  9. TRS for Technicians • Senate expanded eligibility to all federal employees who were National Guard or Reserve. • Supported by DoD and RFPB. • Could help to hire and retain technicians by giving them a reduced medical benefit. • CBO estimates about 110,000 members of the Reserve are eligible for FEHB and that about one third would enroll in TRS. • Prescription offset was identified to fund the provision but not supported by TMC; the prescription offset went to fund SBP-DIC.

  10. Travel: Lower Mileage Deduction • Bills to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to lower the mileage threshold for deduction in determining adjusted gross income of certain expenses of members of reserve components • S. 697, Tax Relief for Guard and Reserve Training Act (Sen Daines) • H.R. 1687, Tax Relief for Guard and Reserve Training Act (Rep Poliquin) • P.L. 115-97, Tax bill eliminated the mileage threshold of 100 miles. Waiting to see updated tax code to verify information.

  11. GAO Study RESERVE COMPONENT TRAVEL: DOD Should Assess the Effect of Reservists' Unreimbursed Out-of-Pocket Expenses on Retention GAO-18-181: Published: Oct 16, 2017 • GAO is recommending that DOD collect quality information and conduct an analysis of the potential effects of reservists' unreimbursed travel expenses on retention, and respond to these risks by considering the costs and benefits of any possible actions to address the identified issues. DOD concurred with this recommendation. • “However, several DOD reports and studies and officials whom GAO interviewed have expressed concern that such unreimbursed expenses may, among other factors, be a challenge for reservists and may therefore negatively affect retention. ”

  12. ROA

  13. Taxes – Blended Retirement Allow members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component to make the maximum allowable contribution ($18,000) to their Thrift Savings Plans (TSPs) without limiting the amount such members may contribute to a retirement plan based upon other employment. H.R.1317, Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act(Sen Johnson) S. 492, Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (Sen Cornyn)

  14. Cyber Mission Authorities and Roles: Define the Cyber Roles and Legal Authorities • Assign responsibility and accountability to specific federal agencies for each discrete strategic, operational, and tactical role in the cyber domain. In addition, address the legal authorities for cyber offensive and defensive operations, especially in response to cyber-attacks. • Sec. 1633. Policy of the United States on cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber warfare. • Would establish the policy of the United States with respect to matters pertaining to cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber warfare. Would require the President to develop a national policy for the United States relating to cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber warfare. The conferees agree that an appropriate cyber policy should at a minimum assert that the United States should employ all instruments of national power, including the use of offensive cyber capabilities, to deter if possible and respond when necessary to any and all cyber attacks or other malicious cyber activities that target United States interests

  15. Cyber Mission End Strength: Increase End Strength for Guard and Reserve Cyber Units • Expand mission contribution through increased end strength for the Guard and Reserve to bring civilian industry expertise given their civilian positions. • Sec. 510. Service credit for cyberspace experience or advanced education upon original appointment as a commissioned officer. • If the Service Secretary determines that the number of commissioned officers with cyberspace-related experience or advanced education in reserve active-status is critically below the number needed, the Secretary may credit any person receiving an original appointment as a reserve commissioned officer with a period of constructive service. • Did not pass.

  16. Cyber Mission Cyber Training: Increase the Number of RC Cyber Training Slots • Increase the number of training slots to eliminate the backlog of Reserve Component attendance. It would be a temporary surge to authorize and appropriate funds to meet the cyber training requirements as the mission is established in the Department of Defense. • NDAA: • Sec. 11005. Report on cyber capability and readiness shortfalls of Army Combat Training Centers. • Sec. 11608. Report on training infrastructure for cyber forces. • HAC: The Committee supports Army Reserve efforts to engage with universities and the private sector to develop formal cyber publicprivate partnerships to further cyber training and employment.

  17. Cyber Mission Cyber Mission: Expand Cyber Mission for Guard and Reserve • Expand the cyber mission for the Guard and Reserve, leveraging civilian and industry technical expertise. Clarify the authorities under which Guard and Reserve units should be called to duty for cyber emergency responses. • HAC: $9.8 million (+$1.8M) for Army National Guard Cyber Protection Teams

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