[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2331 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    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. Mascara, 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 Security, 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

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                                 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 service.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIRING CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
              NATIONAL GUARD TO WEAR MILITARY UNIFORMS WHILE PERFORMING 
              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:
``Sec. 5904. Prohibition against requiring civilian employees of the 
              National Guard to wear military uniforms while performing 
              civilian service
    ``(a) A civilian employee of the National Guard may not be 
required, by regulation or otherwise, to wear a military 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 uniform, 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.''.
    (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 paragraph (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).
    (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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