[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1879 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1879

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for employment and 
   reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time 
                          National Guard duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2009

 Mr. Coffman of Colorado (for himself and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for employment and 
   reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time 
                          National Guard duty.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard Employment Protection 
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOLLOWING CERTAIN NATIONAL GUARD DUTY.

    (a) Reemployment Rights.--Section 4312(c)(4) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) ordered to full-time National Guard duty 
                under the provisions of section 502(f) of title 32 when 
                the period of duty is designated by the Secretary of 
                Defense as covered by this subparagraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (F) of section 4312(c)(4) of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply 
with respect to an individual ordered to full-time National Guard duty 
under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, on or after 
September 11, 2001, and shall entitle such individual to rights and 
benefits under chapter 43 of title 38 of such Code on or after that 
date.
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