A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report on certain out-of-cycle or premature personnel transfers.
Impact
The bill will require data collection and reporting on the number and nature of personnel transfers due to specified issues. This could potentially influence policies within the Department of Defense by highlighting systemic problems that lead to these out-of-cycle transfers. The reports will provide data on demographic information, geographic distributions, costs associated with transfers, and patterns that may emerge from the data, which could guide future legislation and resources allocated to address these issues.
Summary
SB2532 mandates that the Secretary of Defense submit an annual report on out-of-cycle or premature personnel transfers within the Department of Defense. These transfers may be prompted by various factors including sexual assault, sexual harassment, discrimination, medical issues, humanitarian requests, and child custody arrangements. The bill aims to provide transparency regarding the circumstances that lead to these transfers and offers oversight to Congress regarding the treatment of service members and their families.
Contention
Discussions surrounding the bill may involve debates on the adequacy of existing support systems for service members facing these challenges. Critics might raise concerns about the effectiveness of the proposed reporting mechanism in addressing underlying problems related to the treatment of military personnel. Additionally, there could be discussions on privacy issues, especially regarding the need to anonymize data while still providing insights into the trends of personnel transfers.
A bill to require a report on the effect of the phase-out of the reduction of Survivor Benefit Plan survivor annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation.
A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Army to carry out a pilot program on producing parts through reverse engineering, and for other purposes.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, and for other purposes.
This bill authorizes certain Purple Heart recipients to elect to transfer to one or more eligible dependents (e.g., a spouse or child) unused portions of such recipients’ entitlement to Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance. This authority specifically applies to veterans who are awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces occurring on or after September 11, 2001, and who have been discharged or released from active service.Under the bill, the total number of months of entitlement transferred by a Purple Heart recipient may not exceed 36 months. Additionally, the Purple Heart recipient may modify or revoke any unused portion of the transferred entitlement by submitting written notice to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD).A transferred entitlement may not be treated as marital property or marital assets in divorce or other civil proceedings.The death of the Purple Heart recipient must not affect the use of the entitlement by the individual who receives the transferred entitlement.In the event of an overpayment of educational assistance, the Purple Heart recipient and the transferee of the entitlement must be held jointly and severally liable for the amount.The bill requires the VA and DOD to coordinate to facilitate the transfer of entitlements under the bill.