,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ad1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,blackburn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure  
,national ,gu>d memb]s p]=m+ full-"t    
,national ,gu>d duty 9 support ( ,f$]al 
law en=cem5t op]ations receive b5efits  
equival5t to ^? provid$ = s]vice dur+ a 
national em]g5cy4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,gu>d ,equal       
,b5efits = ,f$]al ,missions ,act4  #b4  
,treatm5t ( c]ta9 title #cb s]vice z    
national em]g5cy s]vice  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,*apt] #e ( title #cb1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #eaa4 ,treatm5t (  
c]ta9 full-"t ,national ,gu>d duty =    
b5efit eligibility  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,=     
purposes ( any provision ( law t        
provides b5efits bas$ on s]vice 9       
response to a national em]g5cy1 full-"t 
,national ,gu>d duty p]=m$ "u section   
#ejb7;f7 %all be treat$ z s]vice 9      

response to a national em]g5cy if su*   
duty-- 7#a7 is au?oriz$ by ! ,presid5t  
or ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se2 &  7#b7 is    
p]=m$ 9 direct support ( ,f$]al law     
en=cem5t op]ations1 includ+ op]ations   
conduct$ 9 coord9ation )-- 7,a7 ,u4,s4  
,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t2  7,b7 
! ,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration2  7,c7 !
 ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms 
& ,explosives2 or  7,d7 any o!r ,f$]al  
law en=cem5t ag5cy designat$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se2 &  7#c7 is c>ri$   
out = ! purpose ( address+-- 7,a7       
significant crim9al activity2  7,b7 drug
 traffick+2  7,c7 organiz$ crime2 or    
7,d7 o!r ?reats to public safety z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7b7  
,b5efits cov]$ ,s]vice describ$ 9       
subsection 7a7 %all be deem$ qualify+   
s]vice = purposes (-- 7#a7 section      
#abgca ( title #aj 7retirem5t age       
r$uction72  7#b7 section #aade ( title  
#aj 7,transitional ,assi/ance ,managem5t
 ,program72  7#c7 *apt] #cc ( title #ch 
7,po/-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill72 &  7#d7 any   

o!r ,f$]al b5efit requir+ s]vice 9      
response to a national em]g5cy4  7c7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
%all be con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( ! 
,presid5t to decl>e a national em]g5cy4 
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #e ( title 
#cb1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#eaj ! foll[+ new item3  #eaa4 ,treatm5t
 ( c]ta9 full-"t ,national ,gu>d duty = 
b5efit eligibility4  4