[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4925]
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  SA 5530. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
Risch, and Mr. Braun) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 606. ACCESS TO PAY AND BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF NATIONAL 
                   GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS WHILE REQUESTS FOR 
                   RELIGIOUS AND HEALTH ACCOMMODATIONS ARE 
                   PENDING.

       A member of the National Guard or another reserve component 
     of the Armed Forces shall maintain access to pay and benefits 
     while a request of the member for a religious or health 
     accommodation is pending.
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