Sec. 511. CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE READY RESERVE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE

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## SEC. 511 CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE READY RESERVE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE Section 10149 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsection

(b)as subsection (c); and ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(a)the following new subsection: > > ### “(b) > > > ####

(1)> > In applying Ready Reserve continuous screening under this section, an individual who is both a member of the Ready Reserve and a Member of Congress may not be transferred to the Standby Reserve or discharged on account of the individual’s position as a Member of Congress. > > > #### “(2) > > The transfer or discharge of an individual who is both a member of the Ready Reserve and a Member of Congress may be ordered— > > > ##### “(A) > > only by the Secretary of Defense or, in the case of a Member of Congress who also is a member of the Coast Guard Reserve, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the Navy; and > > > ##### “(B) > > only on the basis of the needs of the service, taking into consideration the position and duties of the individual in the Ready Reserve. > > > #### “(3) > > In this subsection, the term ‘Member of Congress’ includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress and a Member-elect.” > .