Servicemember Workplace Assignment Program (SWAP) Act

**Servicemember Workplace Assignment Program Act**

*Whereas, Those serving in the United States Armed Forces who are disabled can find difficulty adjusting to life outside of the army.*

*Whereas, The United States Military shall find suitable employment positions for them in the United States Government.*

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America:

**SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE.**

This Act may be cited as the “SWAP Act”

**SEC. 2: DEFINITIONS.**

(a) . A “non-combative role” is a career in the United States Government which is not involved in active combat.

(b). “Disabled” refers to a condition in which an individual is either not capable of or has degraded performance of tasks related to movement, senses, or activities.

(c). Commander refers to a “Commanding Officer.”

(d). “Division” refers to each echelon of approximately 17,000 to 21,000 of which two or more Divisions typically comprise a Corps, or equivalent echelon within each Branch of the United States Military.

(e). “Medical Director” refers to any medical professional qualified as a Medical Doctor or Physician Assistant.

**SEC. 3: WORK PLACEMENT.**

(a).  Servicemembers who are disabled from combat and are enrolled in this program will have a transfer application filed for them into a non-combative role.

    (1).  The United States Government will have three months to find a non-combative role for the     Servicemember.

        (i). A three month severance package shall be granted to Servicemembers who cannot be         transferred due to any circumstance.

(b).  Servicemembers are automatically enrolled to the Servicemember Workplace Program.

    (2). Servicemembers may disenroll at any time.

    (3). Servicemembers who are not enrolled, or have previously disenrolled, may enroll at any time.

**SEC. 4: OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT.**

(a). The Servicemember Workplace Program shall be overseen by their Disabled Armed Forces Member Reassignment Advisory Board.

    (1). Each Division shall create a Board to relocate Servicemembers in accordance with this Act.

        (i). At minimum, each Board shall contain a permanent liaison, who shall appoint additional         members as necessary, and one assigned Medical Director.

        (ii). Each Commander may delegate the creation of any Board(s) to subordinate units, at or         above Battalion level, under their command.

    (2). Each Board shall be responsible for processing requests of the Servicemember Workplace     Program.

    (3). The Board along with an appropriately assigned Medical Director shall investigate those     applying to determine qualification of disability.

**SEC. 5: SEVERABILITY.**

(a). The provisions of this act are severable, and if any part of this is found invalid or unconstitutional, all others shall remain active.

**SEC. 6: ENACTMENT.**

(a). This Act shall take effect 90 days after its enactment.

**This bill was written by /u/Cenarchos, and co-authored by /u/RFF671 and /u/Charles_Oswald**