[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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