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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2331
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees
of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms
while performing civilian service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 1997
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr.
KIND, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. FROST, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. HINCHEY,
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. MAS-
CARA, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. OLVER, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National Se-
curity, 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
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian
employees of the National Guard may not be required
to wear military uniforms while performing civilian serv-
ice.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIRING CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TO
WEAR 
MILITARY 
UNIFORMS 
WHILE 
PER-
FORMING CIVILIAN SERVICE.
(a) PROHIBITION.—(1) Subchapter I of chapter 59
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘§ 5904. Prohibition against requiring civilian em-
ployees of the National Guard to wear
military uniforms while performing civil-
ian service
‘‘(a) A civilian employee of the National Guard may
not be required, by regulation or otherwise, to wear a mili-
tary uniform while performing civilian service.
‘‘(b) For the purpose of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘civilian employee of the National
guard’ means an employee appointed by an adjutant
general designated by the Secretary concerned under
section 709(c) of title 32;
‘‘(2) the term ‘military uniform’ means the uni-
form, or a distinctive part of the uniform, of the
Army or Air Force (as defined under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense); and
‘‘(3) the term ‘civilian service’ means service
other than service compensable under chapter 3 of
title 37.’’.
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(2) The table of sections for chapter 59 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 5903 the following:
‘‘5904. Prohibition against requiring civilian employees of the National Guard
to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5903
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘this subchapter.’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5901 and
5902.’’.
(2) Section 709(b) of title 32, United States Code,
is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(B) by striking out ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(C) by striking out paragraph (3).
(3) Section 417 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking out subsection (d).
(4) Section 418 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘(a)’’ at the beginning of
subsection (a); and
(B) by striking out subsections (b) and (c).
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this Act shall take effect at the end of the 60-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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