[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 387 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 387

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and 
 Recuperation Leave program for members of the Armed Forces serving in 
    combat zones in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
   Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs 
 necessary to return members of the Armed Forces granted such leave to 
           their homes located throughout the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2003

Mr. Moore (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Emerson, 
   Mr. Frost, Mr. Shays, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Baker, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
Alexander, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
   Clay, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Ford, Mr. Green of 
   Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
   Texas, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lucas of 
  Kentucky, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
  McCollum, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
 Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
 Sandlin, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
Smith of Washington, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Udall 
of New Mexico, and Mr. Wamp) submitted the following resolution; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and 
 Recuperation Leave program for members of the Armed Forces serving in 
    combat zones in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
   Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs 
 necessary to return members of the Armed Forces granted such leave to 
           their homes located throughout the United States.

Whereas members of the United States Armed Forces have been deployed in 
        Afghanistan since 2002, and currently over 130,000 United States troops 
        are deployed in Iraq with the likelihood of another 10,000-15,000 troops 
        being sent overseas in the next few months;
Whereas the current average length of stay for United States military personnel 
        in Iraq is 12 months and the total extended time away from home for 
        these troops is uncertain;
Whereas serving in wartime Iraq and lengthy absences from home can cause or 
        exacerbate many personal conflicts for military personnel deployed 
        there, as well as family and marital stresses;
Whereas the Rest and Recuperation Program was created to provide relief and 
        boost morale for military personnel serving on 12-month tours in Iraq 
        and neighboring countries, by reuniting, albeit briefly, wives and 
        husbands, parents and children, and friends and loved ones;
Whereas members of the Armed Forces presently granted leave under the program 
        are responsible for any travel to and from the approved port of 
        debarkation in the United States, which leaves many of the members 
        stranded or forced to foot the bill for connecting flights and 
        transportation to their homes; and
Whereas the expected cost to the United States for each member granted leave 
        under the program is approximately $1,300 per member: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the Armed Forces 
serving in combat zones in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or 
Operation Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation 
costs necessary to return members of the Armed Forces granted such 
leave to their homes located throughout the United States.
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