Sec. 2. Enhancement of benefits for military technicians (dual status)
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Section 10216 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: If an individual becomes employed as a military technician (dual status) while the individual is already a member of a reserve component of the armed forces, the Secretary concerned may not require the individual to repay any enlistment, reenlistment, or affiliation bonus provided to the individual in connection with the individual’s enlistment or reenlistment before such employment.
Even though an individual employed as a military technician (dual status) is required as a condition of that employment to maintain membership in the Selected Reserve, the individual shall not be precluded from receiving an enlistment, reenlistment, or affiliation bonus nor be denied the opportunity to participate in an educational loan repayment program under chapter 1609 of this title as an additional incentive for the individual to accept and maintain such membership. . Section 1076d(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking Paragraph
(1)does not and inserting
(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), paragraph
(1)does not ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), paragraph
(1)applies to a member who is enrolled, or eligible to enroll, in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5 if the member is a military technician (dual status) as described in section 10216(a) of this title. .