,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ad1    
#bjbf,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure        
,national ,guard members performing     
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
support of ,federal law enforcement     
operations receive benefits equivalent  
to those provided for service during a  
national emergency4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,guard   
,equal ,benefits for ,federal ,missions 
,act4  #b4 ,treatment of certain title  
#cb service as national emergency       
service  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #e of 
title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #eaa4 ,treatment
 of certain full-time ,national ,guard  
duty for benefit eligibility  7a7 ,in   
general ,for purposes of any provision  
of law that provides benefits based on  

service in response to a national       
emergency1 full-time ,national ,guard   
duty performed under section #ejb7;f7   
shall be treated as service in response 
to a national emergency if such duty--  
7#a7 is authorized by the ,president or 
the ,secretary of ,defense2 and  7#b7 is
 performed in direct support of ,federal
 law enforcement operations1 including  
operations conducted in coordination    
with-- 7,a7 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and     
,customs ,enforcement2  7,b7 the ,drug  
,enforcement ,administration2  7,c7 the 
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms
 and ,explosives2 or  7,d7 any other    
,federal law enforcement agency         
designated by the ,secretary of         
,defense2 and  7#c7 is carried out for  
the purpose of addressing-- 7,a7        
significant criminal activity2  7,b7    
drug trafficking2  7,c7 organized crime2
 or  7,d7 other threats to public safety
 as determined by the ,secretary of     
,defense4  7b7 ,benefits covered        
,service described in subsection 7a7    

shall be deemed qualifying service for  
purposes of-- 7#a7 section #abgca of    
title #aj 7retirement age reduction72   
7#b7 section #aade of title #aj         
7,transitional ,assistance ,management  
,program72  7#c7 chapter #cc of title   
#ch 7,post-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill72 and  7#d7
 any other ,federal benefit requiring   
service in response to a national       
emergency4  7c7 ,rule of construction   
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to limit the authority of the 
,president to declare a national        
emergency4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #e of title #cb1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #eaj 
the following new item3  #eaa4          
,treatment of certain full-time         
,national ,guard duty for benefit       
eligibility4  4