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Union Calendar No. 259 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1879 
[Report No. 111–450] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for employment and 
reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time National 
Guard duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2009 
Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado (for himself and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MARCH 22, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FILNER, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 
WELCH, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. 
KISSELL, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BUYER, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and Ms. GRANGER 
MARCH 22, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for em-
ployment and reemployment rights for certain individuals 
ordered to full-time National Guard duty. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Guard Em-
ployment Protection Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOLLOWING CERTAIN NA-
TIONAL GUARD DUTY. 
(a) REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.—Section 4312(c)(4) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(D); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) ordered to full-time National Guard 
duty under the provisions of section 502(f) of 
title 32 when the period of duty is designated 
by the Secretary of Defense as covered by this 
subparagraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (F) of section 
4312(c)(4) of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to an individual 
ordered to full-time National Guard duty under section 
502(f) of title 32, United States Code, on or after Sep-
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tember 11, 2001, and shall entitle such individual to rights 
and benefits under chapter 43 of title 38 of such Code 
on or after that date. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Guard Em-
ployment Protection Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOLLOWING CERTAIN NA-
TIONAL GUARD DUTY. 
(a) REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.—Section 4312(c)(4) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(D); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (E) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) ordered to full-time National Guard 
duty under the provisions of section 502(f) of 
title 32 when the period of duty is expressly des-
ignated in writing by the Secretary of Defense as 
covered by this subparagraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (F) of section 
4312(c)(4) of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply with respect to an individual or-
dered to full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) 
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of title 32, United States Code, on or after September 11, 
2001, and shall entitle such individual to rights and bene-
fits under chapter 43 of title 38 of such Code on or after 
that date. 
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Union Calendar No. 259 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1879 
[Report No. 111–450] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for employment and reemployment rights for cer-
tain individuals ordered to full-time National 
Guard duty. 
MARCH 22, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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