The Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve Act updates federal law to treat members of the Public Health Service Ready Reserve Corps more like members of the military reserves. The bill extends various military benefits and privileges to PHS Ready Reserve Corps members, including educational assistance programs, leave provisions, health care coverage through TRICARE, and consumer credit protections. It also ensures these public health professionals can receive Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits for their service and allows them to transfer unused education benefits to family members. The legislation increases funding for the Ready Reserve Corps from $12.5 million annually to $13.6 million for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and adds a representative from the PHS to the Reserve Forces Policy Board to ensure their interests are considered in military reserve policy decisions.
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