[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1823 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1823

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 8, 2011

 Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and 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, and for other purposes.

    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 2011''.

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

    (a) In General.--Section 4312(c)(4) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
        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 expressly designated in writing 
                by the Secretary of Defense as covered by this 
                subparagraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (F) of such section 4312(c)(4), 
as added by subsection (a)(3), shall apply with respect to an 
individual ordered to full-time National Guard duty under section 
502(f) of title 32 of such 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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