[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 193 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 193

  Encouraging employers who employ members of the National Guard and 
 Reserve components of the Armed Forces to provide a pay differential 
  benefit and an extension of employee benefits to such members while 
they serve on active duty, and commending employers who already provide 
                             such benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2003

  Mr. Brown of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Wilson of 
   South Carolina, and Mr. Barrett of South Carolina) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Encouraging employers who employ members of the National Guard and 
 Reserve components of the Armed Forces to provide a pay differential 
  benefit and an extension of employee benefits to such members while 
they serve on active duty, and commending employers who already provide 
                             such benefits.

Whereas the United States continues to rely on the National Guard and Reserve 
        components of the Armed Forces to protect the national security 
        interests of the United States at home and abroad;
Whereas more than 219,000 members of the National Guard and Reserves have been 
        called to active duty since September 11, 2001, to protect freedom at 
        home and abroad;
Whereas members of the National Guard and Reserves must often make great 
        economic sacrifices when they are called to active duty;
Whereas the families of members of the National Guard and Reserves must also 
        make sacrifices when such members are called to active duty, including 
        living on a reduced income and coping with changes in medical and other 
        benefits;
Whereas civilian employers of members of the National Guard and Reserves play a 
        vital role in ensuring that such members have the opportunity to train 
        and to defend freedom;
Whereas employers of members of the National Guard and Reserves can make the 
        lives of such members and such members' families more secure by paying 
        such members part or all of the amount, if any, by which the salary that 
        such members earned before being called to active duty exceeds the 
        salary that such members earn while serving on active duty, and by 
        continuing the medical and other employment benefits of such members 
        while they serve on active duty; and
Whereas many employers in the public and private sectors provide a pay 
        differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to employees 
        who are members of the National Guard or Reserves and are called to 
        active duty: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) encourages employers who employ any member of the 
        National Guard or a Reserve component of the Armed Forces to 
        provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee 
        benefits to such member while such member serves on active 
        duty; and
            (2) commends employers who already provide such benefits.
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