EARLY RESERVE RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE.

SEC. 517. EARLY RESERVE RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE. Section 1331a(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4415(2) of the Defense Conversion Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (division D of Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2714), the Secretary concerned may, consistent with the other provisions of this section, provide the notification required by section 1331(d) of this title to a member who no longer meets the qualifications for membership in the Selected Reserve solely because the member is unfit because of physical disability. Such notification may not be made if the disability is the result of the member’s intentional misconduct, willful neglect, or willful failure to comply with standards and qualifications for retention established by the Secretary concerned or was incurred during a period of unauthorized absence.”.