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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2059 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2007 Ms. Hooley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 32, United States Code, to provide members of the National Guard additional time to transition to civilian life when they return from active duty in support of contingency operations or homeland defense missions.

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Additional time for reintegration of members of the National Guard returning from deployments to civilian life

Section 325 of title 32, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (b), by striking So far and inserting Subject to subsection (c), so far; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c)

Transition of members of the National Guard returning from deployments

(1)If a member of the National Guard serves on active duty for one year or more in support of a contingency operation or homeland defense mission, the member shall be given the option of serving on full-time National Guard duty for up to 90 days upon being relieved from that active duty in order to ease the transition of the member to civilian life. (2)Reintegration programs for members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under paragraph (1) may include the following: (A)Mandatory decompression time of at least 15 days. (B)Education and employment workshops. (C)Financial counseling. (D)Health and welfare briefings for members and their dependents. (E)Not more than 20 hours of disaster mitigation or emergency response duties in or in the vicinity of the home of record of the member. (3)The Secretary of Defense shall provide funds to States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia in such amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred for— (A)the pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses of members serving on full-time National Guard duty under paragraph (1); and (B)reintegration programs provided under paragraph (2). (4)The Secretary shall submit to Congress, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Governor of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard an annual report specifying the number of members of the National Guard choosing the option to serve on full-time National Guard duty upon being relieved from active duty, the number of days so served, and the types of reintegration programs offered under paragraph (2) and their utilization rates by members. .