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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 302 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 302

Recognizing and commending the continuing dedication and commitment of 
 employers of the members of the National Guard and the other reserve 
 components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism 
                  and in defense of the United States.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2005

 Mr. Pombo (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Jones of North 
 Carolina, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Christensen, 
Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, 
Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
Castle, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Souder, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Rogers 
of Michigan, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Issa, Mr. Case, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
  Davis of Tennessee, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
 Graves, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
   and Mr. Alexander) submitted the following resolution; which was 
   referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Recognizing and commending the continuing dedication and commitment of 
 employers of the members of the National Guard and the other reserve 
 components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism 
                  and in defense of the United States.

Whereas since September 11, 2001, more than 433,000 members of the National 
        Guard and the other reserve components have been mobilized for active 
        duty, and to leave their families, and to protect the United States in 
        the Global War on Terrorism;
Whereas during this period of increased mobilization and deployment, employers 
        in the spirit of patriotism have maintained job security for those 
        mobilized personnel and their families;
Whereas the Civilian Employment Information Program, a database recently 
        implemented by the Department of Defense to track where the 1,100,000 
        National Guardsmen and the other reserve components are employed, will 
        enable the Department of Defense to improve communication with the 
        employer community and target support and render assistance to employers 
        of reserve component personnel identified for mobilization;
Whereas the Civilian Employment Information Program will give the Department of 
        Defense information upon which it can make more informed decisions about 
        mobilizing certain individuals based on their civilian employment;
Whereas employers of all sizes understand that the predictable mobilization and 
        deployment of National Guard and the other reserve components are the 
        keys to building and maintaining employer support;
Whereas the employer community continues to work with the Department of Defense 
        to show its support for the National Guard and the other reserve 
        components and to better understand and adhere to the obligations 
        spelled out in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights 
        Act; and
Whereas the employer community recognizes that the missions and duties of our 
        troops both abroad and in securing the homeland will be necessary for 
        years to come: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the employers of members of the National Guard and the 
        other reserve components deserve our sincere recognition and 
        gratitude for their sacrifice and strong support of the goals 
        and struggles of the United States during the Global War on 
        Terrorism;
            (2) those distinguished employers of the members of the 
        National Guard and the other reserve components who have gone 
        above and beyond the obligations and requirements of the 
        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        deserve our commendation; and
            (3) the Department of Defense should continue to develop 
        long-term strategies to maintain a high level of support 
        between employers of members of the National Guard and the 
        other reserve components by--
                    (A) continuing to build and maintain the Civilian 
                Employment Information Program database;
                    (B) continuing to work with employers to build a 
                more predictable system for the mobilization and 
                demobilization of members of the reserve components of 
                the Armed Forces; and
                    (C) encouraging officials of the Department to 
                actively seek opportunities to address employer groups 
                on future mobilization plans and future roles of the 
                reserve components of the Armed Forces.
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