Strengthening the Transition and Reintegration Of the National Guard and Reserves Act

Bill: 110-hr-4247
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2007-11-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee rights
Federal employees
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Health
Income tax
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Local employees
Mental health services
Military medicine
Military operations
Salaries
State employees
Tax credits
Taxation
Veterans' education
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: 
Strengthening the Transition and Reintegration of the National Guard and Reserves Act or STRONGR Act - Provides an additional 180-day period of military mental health care coverage for members of the reserves separated from service following active duty of more than 30 days in support of a contingency operation.
 
Increases the amount of basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve and reserve personnel supporting contingency operations.
 
Entitles a federal employee who is a member of a reserve component to receive the difference in pay between military compensation and civilian compensation during periods of active duty exceeding 30 days.
 
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to reimburse states or local governments for 50% of the civilian compensation paid by such governments to equalize military and civilian pay. Increases the reimbursement rate to 100% if active duty extends beyond nine months.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an active-duty reserve component employee credit for employers who provide compensation to employees on active duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Introduced in House