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H.R. 2059, To amend title 32, United States Code, to provide members of the National Guard additional time to transition to civilian life when they return from active duty in support of contingency operations or homeland defense missions

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H.R. 2059 would amend title 32, United States Code, to provide members of the National Guard additional time to transition to civilian life when they return from active duty in support of contingency operations or homeland defense missions.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to editProvides that if a member of the wiki andNational Guard serves on active duty for one year or more in support of a contingency operation or homeland defense mission, that member shall be given the first to provide a detailed summaryoption of serving on full-time National Guard duty for up to 90 days upon being relieved from that active duty, in order to ease the bill!)transition to civilian life.

Allows reintegration (transition) programs for such members to include: (1) mandatory decompression time; (2) education and employment workshops; (3) financial counseling; (4) health and welfare briefings; and (5) disaster mitigation or emergency response duties.

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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