,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #deed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjaf   
,ms4 ,del,bene 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1
 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4       
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,nug5t1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mrs4      
,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,brid5/9e1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 
,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4
 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,c>ney1 ,mrs4 ,torres1    
,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,rei*]t1 ,mr4 ,au/9   
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,heck (         
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 & 
,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
ensure t c]ta9 memb]s ( ! ,national     
,gu>d s]v+ on full-"t ,national ,gu>d   
duty & dep5d5ts rema9 eligible = !      
,,tric>e program dur+ p]iods 9 :i* !    
memb] is respond+ to a disa/]4  #a4     
,ext5d$ ,,tric>e program cov]age = c]ta9
 memb]s ( ! ,national ,gu>d & dep5d5ts  
dur+ c]ta9 disa/] response duty  7a7 ,9 

g5]al ,*apt] #ee ( title #aj1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #ajgf;e ! foll[+ new section3   
#ajgf;f4 ,,tric>e program3 ext5sion (   
cov]age = c]ta9 memb]s ( ! ,national    
,gu>d & dep5d5ts dur+ c]ta9 disa/]      
response duty  7a7 ,ext5d$ cov]age ,dur+
 a p]iod 9 :i* a memb] ( ! ,national    
,gu>d is p]=m+ disa/] response duty1 !  
memb] %all be treat$ z be+ on active    
duty = a p]iod ( m ?an #cj days =       
purposes ( ! eligibility ( ! memb] &    
dep5d5ts ( ! memb] = heal? c>e b5efits  
"u ! ,,tric>e program if su* p]iod      
imm$iately foll[s a p]iod 9 :i* ! memb] 
s]v$ on full-"t ,national ,gu>d duty "u 
section #ejb7;f7 ( title #cb1 includ+   
pursuant to *apt] #i ( su* title4  7b7  
,contribution by ,/ate  7#a7 ,!         
,secret>y %all *>ge a ,/ate = ! co/s (  
provid+ cov]age "u ! ,,tric>e program to
 memb]s ( ! ,national ,gu>d ( ! ,/ate & 
! dep5d5ts ( ! memb]s pursuant to       
subsection 7a74 ,su* *>ges %all be paid 
f ! funds ( ! ,/ate or f any o!r        

non-,f$]al funds4  7#b7 ,any am\nts     
receiv$ by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be cr$it$ to ! appropriation       
available = ! ,def5se ,heal? ,program   
,acc\nt "u section #aajj ( ?is title1   
%all be m]g$ ) sums 9 su* ,acc\nt t are 
available = ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* collect$1
 & %all be available "u subsection 7b7 (
 su* section1 includ+ to c>ry out       
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section4  7c7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
disa/] response duty means duty p]=m$ by
 a memb] ( ! ,national ,gu>d 9 ,/ate    
/atus pursuant to an em]g5cy decl>ation 
by ! ,gov]nor ( ! ,/ate 7or1 ) respect  
to ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! mayor ( !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia7 9 response to a   
disa/] or 9 prep>ation = an imm95t      
disa/]4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !
 sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 
! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 & any    
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!     
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+  

to section #ajgf;e ! foll[+ new item3   
#ajgf;f4 ,,tric>e program3 ext5sion (   
cov]age = c]ta9 memb]s ( ! ,national    
,gu>d & dep5d5ts dur+ c]ta9 disa/]      
response duty4  4