I 
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 de-
fense 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TIME FOR REINTEGRATION OF 
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD RE-
TURNING FROM DEPLOYMENTS TO CIVILIAN 
LIFE. 
Section 325 of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘So far’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), so far’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 
GUARD RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENTS.—(1) If a 
member of the National Guard serves on active duty for 
one year or more in support of a contingency operation 
or homeland defense mission, the member shall be given 
the option of serving on full-time National Guard duty for 
up to 90 days upon being relieved from that active duty 
in order to ease the transition of the member to civilian 
life. 
‘‘(2) Reintegration programs for members of the Na-
tional Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty 
under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Mandatory decompression time of at least 
15 days. 
‘‘(B) Education and employment workshops. 
‘‘(C) Financial counseling. 
‘‘(D) Health and welfare briefings for members 
and their dependents. 
‘‘(E) Not more than 20 hours of disaster miti-
gation or emergency response duties in or in the vi-
cinity of the home of record of the member. 
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‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall provide funds to 
States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Vir-
gin Islands, and the District of Columbia in such amounts 
as are necessary to cover costs incurred for— 
‘‘(A) the pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, 
gratuities, travel, and related expenses of members 
serving on full-time National Guard duty under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) reintegration programs provided under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall submit to Congress, the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Governor of each 
State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 
Virgin Islands, and the commanding general of the Dis-
trict of Columbia National Guard an annual report speci-
fying the number of members of the National Guard 
choosing the option to serve on full-time National Guard 
duty upon being relieved from active duty, the number of 
days so served, and the types of reintegration programs 
offered under paragraph (2) and their utilization rates by 
members.’’. 
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