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119-hr-8281119th CongressWALLET

Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act

Sponsored By: Representative Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7]

Introduced

Summary

Treats certain full‑time National Guard duty as service in response to a national emergency. This bill would make full‑time Guard duty under 502(f) count for any federal benefit that requires national emergency service when the President or the Secretary of Defense authorizes it, the duty directly supports federal law enforcement (including ICE, DEA, or ATF), and it targets major criminal activity, drug trafficking, organized crime, or other public safety threats as determined by the Secretary of Defense.

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  • National Guard members: Guard members who meet the bill's conditions would become eligible for benefits linked to national emergency service when their 502(f) duty is so designated.
  • Service members and veterans: Qualifying duty would count for retirement age reduction, access to the Transitional Assistance Management Program, and Post‑9/11 GI Bill benefits.
  • Federal benefit programs: The bill extends the same emergency‑service treatment to any other federal benefit that requires service in response to a national emergency, subject to the Secretary of Defense's determination.

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More federal benefits for Guard

If enacted, the bill would treat full-time National Guard duty under 10 U.S.C. 502(f) as service "in response to a national emergency" for benefit purposes. This would apply only when the duty is authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense, is performed in direct support of federal law enforcement (including operations with ICE, DEA, ATF, or other agencies the Secretary of Defense designates), and is to address major criminal activity, drug trafficking, organized crime, or similar public-safety threats as the Secretary of Defense determines. Service that meets these rules would count toward benefits tied to national-emergency service, including earlier retirement age under 10 U.S.C. 12731, Transitional Assistance Management Program health coverage under 10 U.S.C. 1145, and Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits under chapter 33 of title 38. The bill would also state that nothing in this section limits the President's authority to declare a national emergency.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7]

TN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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