NATIONAL GUARD

Addresses

Stand Up for America: Beth Killough Chapman, E725 [10AP]

Articles and editorials

Arkansas Town's Mayor, Police Chief, Librarian Called to Iraq, S13429 [29OC]

Army Reserve Fears Troop Exodus, S12357 [2OC]

Bill Would Close Pay Gap for Active Duty Feds, S14515 [12NO]

Boots on the Ground, Family Back Home, E1857 [23SE]

Family, Service Were His Guides, E1763 [10SE]

Focus on White County—Called to Duty, S13429 [29OC]

Losing Guardsman Joseph M. Camara, E1762 [10SE]

New Bedford Police Officer Killed in Iraq, E1762 [10SE]

One Size Fits All?, S12140 [29SE]

Pay-Gap Remedy for Military Reserves Appears Doomed, H9015 [30SE]

Shipping Crew Deficit Called Wartime Risk—Bush's Maritime Chief Acknowledges Worries on Readiness—``A Very Top Priority''—New Reserve Force Among Proposals To Ease Shortage, S1120 [17JA]

Sick, Wounded U.S. Troops Held in Squalor, H9717 [20OC]

South Coast Official's Praise Officer's Service, E1763 [10SE]

South End Neighborhood Will Feel Void Left by Officer's Death, E1763 [10SE]

Town's Leaders Marching Off to War, S13428 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide relief to mobilized military reservists from certain Federal agricultural loan obligations (see H.R. 3298), H9477 [15OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility of certain reservists and their dependents for interment (see H.R. 3659), H12918 [8DE]

Armed Forces: alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized (see S. 705), S4376 [25MR] (see S. 711), S4434 [26MR] (see H.R. 1792), H3352 [11AP]

———authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. 1673), S12137 [29SE]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see S. 922), S5343 [11AP] (see H.R. 1814), H3353 [11AP]

———commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———continue health benefits for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see H.R. 2197), H4528 [21MY]

———eligibility for aviation incentive pay and hazardous duty pay for Reserve members who perform inactive-duty training (see H.R. 1728), H3301 [10AP]

———encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 193), H4737 [22MY]

———expand eligibility for command responsibility pay to commanders of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 757), S4629 [1AP]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program, provide TRICARE eligibility for the Ready Reserve, continue health insurance funding for mobilized reserve components, and increase educational aid to Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 3317), H9613 [16OC]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see S. 852), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 2176), H4368 [20MY]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H7169 [18JY]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 812), S4957 [8AP]

———permit access to military commissary stores to Ready Reserve members, certain underage persons who would be eligible for military retired pay, and their dependents (see H.R. 1059), H1515 [4MR]

———permit Selected Reserve members to use Reserve Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for payment of licensing or certification tests (see H.R. 3018), H8015 [5SE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H2130 [19MR]

———provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services (see S. 1845), S14451 [11NO]

———provide grants for cost of child care services provided to dependents of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 864), S5173 [10AP]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (see S. 442, 442), S2701 [25FE]

———provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training (see S. 706), S4376 [25MR] (see S. 712), S4434 [26MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1035), S5995 [9MY]

———reform computation of retired pay for members with hazardous duty experience, study benefits for employers of National Guard or Reserve members, and assess military youth programs expansion (see H.R. 1325), H1953 [18MR]

———repeal calendar year limitations on the use of commissary stores by certain Reserves and others (see S. 715), S4434 [26MR]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 447), S2701 [25FE] (see H.R. 1323), H1953 [18MR] (see H.R. 1503), H2472 [27MR]

———require colleges and universities to refund tuitions and fees of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1724), H3301 [10AP]

———revise certain retired pay eligibility requirements, provide TRICARE eligibility to certain reservists, and allow reservists and their employers a tax credit (see S. 1000), S5771 [6MY] (see H.R. 2168), H4367 [20MY] (see H.R. 2413), H5174 [10JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

———tribute regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see S. Con. Res. 84), S15407 [21NO]

———tribute to members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H. Con. Res. 325), H11391 (see H. Con. Res. 325), H11514 [18NO]

———waive copayments and deductibles for military personnel who qualify for TRICARE and use other health insurance as their primary form of coverage (see H.R. 3663), H12918 [8DE]

———waive interest on student loans of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 863), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 1955), H3681 [6MY]

Army Aviation Heritage Foundation: support public educational programs by authorizing the receipt of National Guard services and assistance (see H.R. 2005), H3760 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see S. 647), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 3202), H9032 [30SE]

———establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (see S. 918), S5343 [11AP]

———implement requirements for additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (see H.R. 2012), H3761 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2310 [25MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see S. 921), S5343 [11AP] (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (see H.R. 1257), H1900 [13MR]

District of Columbia: provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (see H.R. 2820), H7329 [22JY]

Education: extend period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members who are involuntarily ordered to full-time duty (see H.R. 2164), H4367 [20MY]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see S. 593), S3504 [11MR] (see H.R. 217), H59 [7JA]

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H1689 [10MR]

House Rules: permit employing office to pay an additional salary to a House employee who is on active duty in a military Reserve component (see H. Res. 223), H3762 [7MY]

National Citizen Soldier Week: designate (see S. Res. 58), S2457 [13FE]

National Guard Challenge Program: revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see S. 990), S5725 [5MY] (see H.R. 2001), H3760 [7MY]

National security: authorize Federal funding assistance to States for the discharge of homeland security activities by the National Guard (see S. 215), S1479 [23JA] (see H.R. 2073), H4010 [13MY]

Schools: authorize the operation of counterdrug schools (see S. 1785), S13209 [24OC]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: extend the mortgage foreclosure protection period for members of the Armed Forces after release from active duty (see H.R. 1411), H2270 [20MR]

———provide certain relief for members of the reserve components who are attending postsecondary educational institutions when called or ordered to active duty (see H.R. 2721), H6706 [14JY]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 349), H169 (see H.R. 350), H170 [27JA] (see H.R. 454), H242 [29JA]

———allow taxpayers to designate part, or all, of any income tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members (see S. 1898), S15286 [20NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 289), S1871 [4FE] (see S. 351), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 662), H389 [11FE]

———provide a temporary exclusion for Armed Forces Reserve members and Dept. of Defense civilian employees serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 1133), H1679 [6MR]

———provide tax relief for military personnel and their employers and offset such relief by preventing tax avoidance through renouncing U.S. citizenship (see S. Res. 257), S13802 [3NO]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2470 [27MR]

———treatment of businesses who employ military reservists, and self-employed military reservists (see S. 1595), S11245 [9SE] (see H.R. 2399), H5173 [10JN]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 202), S1368 [22JA] (see S. 393), S2457 [13FE] (see H.R. 1504), H2472 [27MR]

———treatment of overnight travel expenses of National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 1369), H2132 [19MR]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H3351 [11AP]

U.S. Army Volunteer Reserve: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H10978 [6NO]

Explanations

National Guard and Reserve Readiness Needs: Roger C. Schultz, National Guard, S4134 [20MR]

Letters

CH-47 helicopters protective systems improvement: Senator Durbin, S13870 [4NO]

Continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents: Senator Kennedy and Representative Capuano, S3895 [18MR]

Equity for Reservists Pay Act: Jayson L. Spiegel, Reserve Officers Association of the U.S., E608 [27MR]

———Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., E608 [27MR]

Naturalization requirements through Armed Forces service, naturalization benefits extension to Ready Reserve members, and posthumous benefits extension to surviving spouses, children, and parents: Dilia DeGrego, S7281 [4JN]

Overseas deployment of the National Guard and Reserves, S9375, S9376 [15JY]

———Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, S9375 [15JY]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard, S9382 [15JY]

———Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., S9382 [15JY]

———Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, S9382 [15JY]

Request for indefinite leave of absence due to call to active military duty: Representative Buyer, H2274 [24MR]

Tribute to Army of Hope efforts to accommodate families of reservists and National Guard: Roger R. True, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization), E540 [20MR]

Tribute to Boeing Guard and Reserve Network: Rudy F. de Leon, Boeing Co., S4677 [2AP]

TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and their families: John F. Kane, Adjutants General Association of the U.S., S6662 [20MY]

———Military Coalition, S6662 [20MY]

———Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., S6661 [20MY]

Lists

Activated Arkansas National Guard and Reserve units, S4820 [3AP]

Activated Arkansas Reserve and National Guard units, S3246 [6MR]

Indiana National Guard 293rd Division, E2201-E2204 [31OC]

National Guard and Reserve strategic equipment, weapons, and technology needs, S4410 [26MR]

Strategic equipment, weapons, and technology needs of the National Guard and Reserve serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, S4135 [20MR]

West Virginia National Guard and Reserve units mobilized since September 11, 2001, S4085 [20MR]

Memorandums

Dept. of Defense Health Care: GAO, H8890 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Aiken, Timothy D.: Dept. of Defense Douglas McArthur Leadership Award recipient, H4325 [20MY]

Albertsons Corp.: Idaho National Guard and Reserve Employer Support State Chairman Award recipient, E57 [8JA]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8899-H8903 [24SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility of certain reservists and their dependents for interment (H.R. 3659), E2474 [8DE]

Armed Forces: alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized (H.R. 1792), E777 [12AP]

———expand eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program, H8887-H8890 [24SE], E1899 [25SE], E1968 [2OC]

———impact of budget proposals on military families, H1912 [18MR]

———improve medical care for reserve military personnel who served in Iraq, H9717 [20OC]

———modernization of National Guard and Reserves equipment, weapons, and technology funding through reductions in weapons inspectors funding, H9620, H9631-H9633 [17OC]

———provide compensation to members of the Reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period, H4880 [4JN]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period, H9199 [2OC]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (H.R. 1345), E607 [27MR]

———provide medical and dental screening for National Guard and Reserves personnel prior to mobilization and extend transitional health care for servicemembers returning home from Iraq, H9770, H9772, H9773, H9775 [21OC]

———quality of life enhancements funding for members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9562-H9565 [16OC]

———tribute, H1441 [27FE], H1715 [11MR], H1817 [13MR], H1940 [18MR], H1960 [19MR], H2707 [3AP]

———tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1591-H1601 [5MR], H2227, H2229 [20MR], E402 [7MR]

———tribute to Army National Guard 495th Transportation Co., H9037 [1OC]

———tribute to National Guard 507th Maintenance Group and 11th Air Defense Artillery, H2294 [25MR]

Army: tribute to 415th Civil Affairs Co., E249 [13FE]

Ashland, NE: Nebraska National Guard Camp frontage levee segment funding, H10392 [5NO], H11007 [7NO]

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization): tribute to Army of Hope efforts to accommodate families of reservists and National Guard, E540 [20MR]

Camp Blanding, FL: return of Florida Air National Guard 22d RED HORSE Squadron, H9288 [8OC]

Chesterfield County, VA: tribute to efforts to assist military reservists called to active duty, E1662 [25JY]

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Dept. of Defense National Committee for the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve Seven Seals award recipient, E2060 [16OC]

———Rhode Island Guard and Reserve Pro Patria award recipient, E2060 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State, H2787 [3AP]

———improve CH-47 helicopters protective systems, H10999 [7NO]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency, H4587 [22MY]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 1412), H2522-H2527 [1AP], E561 [25MR], E663 [3AP]

Dept. of Justice: settlement of claims relative to accidental fire damage in Julian, CA, by DEA pilot, H7271 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (H.R. 1257), H4275-H4277 [20MY], E1083 [23MY]

District of Columbia: provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (H.R. 2820), E1558 [23JY]

Egg Harbor Township, NJ: New Jersey Air National Guard 177th Fighter Wing recipient of Air Force Outstanding Unit Commendation award, E1931 [30SE], E2136 [28OC]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving, H9014 [30SE], H9681 [17OC]

Greeley, CO: 137th Space Warning Squadron recipient of National Guard Association of the U.S. Distinguished Mission Support Plaque, E1753 [10SE]

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (H.R. 1168), H1783 [12MR], H1930 [18MR], H2524 [1AP]

Income: clarify that the weapons of mass destruction team be classified as a first responder to domestic terrorism and qualify for hostile fire and imminent danger pay, H4587 [22MY]

Indiana: tribute to 1st Battalion and 152d Infantry, H1781 [12MR]

———tribute to Army National Guard, H1441 [27FE]

———tribute to National Guard 293rd Division, E2201 [31OC]

KMJ-Radio (Fresno, CA): tribute to Operation Appreciation community event, E1008 [21MY]

Michigan: tribute to 110th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard, E996 [19MY]

———tribute to Air and Army National Guard, E1469 [14JY]

Minnesota: tribute to 135th Infantry, H5904 [25JN]

Montrose, CO: tribute to Army National Guard 109th Medical Battalion, E411 [7MR]

Nevada: tribute to National Guard, E784 [12AP]

New York: tribute to Air National Guard 106th Air Rescue Wing for participation in CH-47 helicopter rescue in Iraq, E2474 [8DE]

Oregon: tribute to National Guard 41st Brigade Cottage Grove Unit, E2149 [28OC]

Taxation: reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (H.R. 1466), E596 [27MR]

Tennessee: tribute to National Guard, E707 [8AP]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: tribute to employers of members of the National Guard or Reserves called to active duty that are exceeding minimum requirements, E2399 [22NO]

Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams: funding, H6299, H6300 [8JY]

Remarks in Senate

Albertson's Inc.: Dept. of Defense National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Home Front Award recipient, S12732 [16OC]

Armed Forces: alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized (S. 705), S4381 [25MR]

———alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized (S. 711), S4475 [27MR], S4647, S4648 [1AP]

———authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, S12490-S12492, S12508-S12510 [14OC]

———authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom (S. 1673), S12139 [29SE]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents, S6839 [21MY], S7280-S7283 [4JN]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (S. 922), S5337, S5380-S5383 [11AP]

———effects of rotation policy on members of the National Guard and Reserves, S11933-S11935 [25SE]

———expand eligibility for command responsibility pay to commanders of the National Guard and Reserves (S. 757), S4619 [1AP]

———expand eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program, S4062, S4063 [20MR]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (S. 852), S5177 [10AP]

———improve care and treatment of reserve military personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, S14087, S14090 [6NO]

———improve process for notifying members of the reserve components, their families, employers, and Congress of changes in deployment policies and revise method used in calculating deployment periods, S12682, S12724 [16OC]

———increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (S. 812), S4960 [8AP]

———modernization of National Guard and Reserves equipment, weapons, and technology funding, S4687-S4691 [2AP], S9398 [15JY], S14423 [11NO]

———prohibit excessive overseas deployment of the National Guard and Reserves, S9371-S9385, S9390, S9391 [15JY], S9570 [17JY], S12789-S12791 [17OC]

———provide additional pay and benefits for active duty, National Guard and Reserve forces and funding for modernization of equipment, weapons, and technology of the National Guard and Reserves, S4134-S4137 [20MR]

———provide additional pay and benefits for active duty, National Guard and Reserve forces and modernization of National Guard and Reserves equipment, weapons, and technology funding, S4405, S4406, S4410, S4411 [26MR]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period, S13430 [29OC]

———provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services, S14514, S14515 [12NO]

———provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services (S. 1845), S14402, S14452 [11NO]

———provide grants for cost of child care services provided to dependents of military personnel called to active duty (S. 864), S5189 [10AP]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S6425 [15MY], S14423 [11NO]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (S. 442), S2708 [25FE], S4477 [27MR]

———provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training (S. 706), S4382 [25MR]

———provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training (S. 712), S4475 [27MR], S4647, S4648 [1AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S12523 [14OC], S12574, S12575 [15OC], S12724 [16OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (S. 1035), S5996 [9MY], S14392 [11NO]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty, S6927 [22MY]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (S. 447), S2711 [25FE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4819 [3AP]

———treatment of members of the Ready Reserve under the TRICARE and Defense Health Care Programs, S12356, S12357 [2OC], S12521 [14OC]

———tribute, S12311-S12316, S12360 [2OC], S13261 [27OC], S13427, S13430 [29OC]

———tribute regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (S. Con. Res. 84), S15477 [21NO]

———tribute to Arkansas National Guard 39th Infantry Brigade, S13427, S13428 [29OC]

———tribute to members of the Reserve and National Guard, S3246 [6MR]

———TRICARE program eligibility for members of the National Guard, Ready Reserve and their families, S9457-S9459 [16JY]

———TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and their families, S6588-S6597 [19MY], S6660-S6663 [20MY]

———waive interest on student loans of military personnel called to active duty (S. 863), S5189 [10AP]

Armed Forces Day: observance, S6614 [19MY]

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: tribute to enhanced employee military leave policy, S5722 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (S. 647), S3895 [18MR], S3995 [19MR], S5722 [5MY]

———establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (S. 918), S5377 [11AP]

———improve CH-47 helicopters protective systems, S13869, S13870 [4NO]

———include in report on conduct of Operation Iraqi Freedom a study on family support services provided to dependents of National Guard and Reserve members called to active duty, S6809 [21MY]

———include overseas military operations funding in the budget, S9536-S9545 [17JY]

———require reports on utilization of National Guard and Reserves, S12580 [15OC]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 1412), S10866 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (S. 921), S5379 [11AP]

Family Readiness Program: funding, S12598 [15OC]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving, S12524 [14OC], S12715 [16OC], S12770 [17OC], S14239 [7NO]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (S. 593), S3399 [10MR], S3517 [11MR]

Indiana: National Guard 1st Battalion 293d and 152d Infantry Regiment recipients of Dept. of the Army Combat Infantry award, S11023 [3SE]

———tribute to 1st Battalion and 293d Infantry, S10594 [31JY]

Insurance: continue health benefits for personnel after return from active duty, S9371 [15JY]

Kennish, Jared P.: Bronze Star recipient, S10138 [29JY]

National Citizen Soldier Week: designate (S. Res. 58), S4453 [26MR], S4508 [27MR]

National Guard Challenge Program: revise matching funds requirements for participating States, S6902 [22MY]

National security: authorize Federal funding assistance to States for the discharge of homeland security activities by the National Guard (S. 215), S1490 [23JA]

Rapid City, SD: tribute to Army National Guard 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, S8546 [25JN]

San Luis Obispo, CA: anniversary of Camp San Luis Obispo, S10902 [1AU]

Schools: authorize the operation of counterdrug schools (S. 1785), S13210 [24OC]

Sinnott, Anthony D.: Reserve Officer of the Year award recipient, S4463 [27MR]

South Dakota: tribute to National Guard 109th Engineering Battalion, S10039 [28JY]

———tribute to National Guard 147th Field Artillery Unit, S7186 [2JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve, S13833 [3NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel, S6247 [14MY], S12582, S12585 [15OC], S13831-S13834 [3NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 289), S1892 [4FE], S3399 [10MR]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 351), S4097, S4102 [20MR], S4477, S4482 [27MR]

———provide tax relief for military personnel and their employers and offset such relief by preventing tax avoidance through renouncing U.S. citizenship (S. Res. 257), S13833, S13834 [3NO]

———treatment of businesses who employ military reservists, and self-employed military reservists (S. 1595), S11248 [9SE], S15403 [21NO]

Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams: funding, S9361 [15JY], S9569 [17JY]

Reports

Care and Treatment of Reserve Military Personnel Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senate National Guard Caucus, S14088-S14090 [6NO]

Reports filed

National Citizen Soldier Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 58), S4165 [20MR]

Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1257) (H. Rept. 108-107), H4253 [19MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Support members engaging in military action in Iraq: Cornwall, NY, Town Board, E538 [20MR]

Statements

Enhanced Employee Military Leave Policy: Citizens Financial Group, Inc., S5722 [5MY]

Studies

Health Care Coverage of National Guard and Reserve Members: GAO, S6590 [19MY]

Testimonies

Overseas Deployment of the National Guard and Reserves: Steven Davis, S9380 [15JY]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 27, tribute to the Armed Forces, H1591 [5MR]

H.R. 1257, Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act, H4275 [20MY]

H.R. 1412, Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act, H2522 [1AP]

S. 215, Guaranteeing a United and Resolute Defense (GUARD) Act, S1491 [23JA]

S. 289, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S1892-S1897 [4FE]

S. 393, tax treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants, S2469 [13FE]

S. 442, Reservists and Guardsmen Pay Protection Act, S2709 [25FE]

S. 447, Reservist Opportunities and Protection of Education Act, S2711 [25FE]

S. 647, continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents, S3996 [19MR]

S. 705, alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized, S4381 [25MR]

S. 706, provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training, S4382 [25MR]

S. 711, alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized, S4440 [26MR], S4648 [1AP]

S. 712, provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training, S4440 [26MR], S4648 [1AP]

S. 715, repeal calendar year limitations on the use of Armed Forces commissary stores by certain Reserves and others, S4442 [26MR]

S. 812, increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve, S4961 [8AP]

S. 863, Fairness for America's Soldiers in Higher Education Act, S5190 [10AP]

S. 864, National Guard and Reserves Child Care Relief Act, S5190 [10AP]

S. 918, Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams Implementation Act, S5378 [11AP]

S. 922, Naturalization and Family Protection for Military Members Act, S5381 [11AP]

S. 1000, National Guard and Reserves Reform Act for the 21st Century, S5777-S5779 [6MY]

S. 1035, reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S5997 [9MY]

S. 1673, authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for Armed Forces members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, S12141 [29SE]

S. 1845, Service to Country Reimbursement Act, S14453 [11NO]

S. 1898, Voluntary Support for Reservists and National Guard Members Act, S15288 [20NO]

S. Con. Res. 84, tribute regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components, S15476 [21NO]

S. Res. 58, National Citizen Soldier Week, S2495 [13FE], S4454 [26MR]

S. Res. 257, provide tax relief for military personnel and their employers and offset such relief by preventing tax avoidance through renouncing U.S. citizenship, S13804, S13834 [3NO]

Transcripts

Reservist's Reward—Bankruptcy: CBS Evening News (television program), S14514 [12NO]