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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2059 

To amend title 32, United States Code, to provide members of the National 

Guard additional time to transition to civilian life when they return 

from active duty in support of contingency operations or homeland defense missions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 26, 2007 

Ms. HOOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 32, United States Code, to provide members 

of the National Guard additional time to transition to 

civilian life when they return from active duty in support 

of contingency operations or homeland defense missions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TIME FOR REINTEGRATION OF 

4 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD RE5 TURNING FROM DEPLOYMENTS TO CIVILIAN 

6 LIFE. 

7 Section 325 of title 32, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘So far’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), so far’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub4 section: 

5 ‘‘(c) TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL

6 GUARD RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENTS.—(1) If a 

7 member of the National Guard serves on active duty for 

8 one year or more in support of a contingency operation 

9 or homeland defense mission, the member shall be given 

10 the option of serving on full-time National Guard duty for 

11 up to 90 days upon being relieved from that active duty 

12 in order to ease the transition of the member to civilian 

13 life. 

14 ‘‘(2) Reintegration programs for members of the Na15 tional Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty 

16 under paragraph (1) may include the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) Mandatory decompression time of at least 

18 15 days. 

19 ‘‘(B) Education and employment workshops. 

20 ‘‘(C) Financial counseling. 

21 ‘‘(D) Health and welfare briefings for members 

22 and their dependents. 

23 ‘‘(E) Not more than 20 hours of disaster miti24 gation or emergency response duties in or in the vi25 cinity of the home of record of the member. 


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1 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall provide funds to 

2 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Vir3 gin Islands, and the District of Columbia in such amounts 

4 as are necessary to cover costs incurred for— 

5 ‘‘(A) the pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, 

6 gratuities, travel, and related expenses of members 

7 serving on full-time National Guard duty under 

8 paragraph (1); and 

9 ‘‘(B) reintegration programs provided under 

10 paragraph (2). 

11 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall submit to Congress, the 

12 Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Governor of each 

13 State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

14 Virgin Islands, and the commanding general of the Dis15 trict of Columbia National Guard an annual report speci16 fying the number of members of the National Guard 

17 choosing the option to serve on full-time National Guard 

18 duty upon being relieved from active duty, the number of 

19 days so served, and the types of reintegration programs 

20 offered under paragraph (2) and their utilization rates by 

21 members.’’. 

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