Top Summary
This bill amends Section 2514 of title 14, United States Code, to modify the career flexibility program by reducing the time period from "2 months" to "30 days" in subsection (c)(3), and updates subsection (h) to include additional entitlements and benefits for members and their survivors, such as death benefits, travel allowances for family members attending repatriation or memorial ceremonies, eligibility for general benefits, and continued access to behavioral health, sexual assault prevention, and legal resources for victims of alleged sex-related offenses.
Original Bill Text:
SEC. 242.Modifications to career flexibility program.
Section 2514 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(3) by striking “2 months” and inserting “30 days”; and
(2) in subsection (h)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking “and” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) the entitlement of the member and of the survivors of the member to all death benefits under subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10;
“(4) the provision of all travel and transportation allowances to family members of a deceased member to attend the repatriation, burial, or memorial ceremony of a deceased member as provided in section 453(f) of title 37;
“(5) the eligibility of the member for general benefits as provided in part II of title 38; and
“(6) in the case of a victim of an alleged sex-related offense (as such term is defined in section 1044e(h) of title 10) to the maximum extent practicable, maintaining access to—
“(A) Coast Guard behavioral health resources;
“(B) sexual assault prevention and response resources and programs of the Coast Guard; and
“(C) Coast Guard legal resources, including, to the extent practicable, special victims’ counsel.”.