S. 1426 · 111th Congress
National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ron Wyden
- Introduced
- 2009-07-09
- Latest action
- 2009-07-09 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
National Guard and Reserve Soft Landing Reintegration Act - Requires that a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who was deployed for more than 179 days for a contingency operation or a homeland defense mission be: (1) retained on active duty in the Armed Forces for 90 days after the end of the member's demobilization from a deployment; (2) allowed to use accrued leave; and (3) paid specified pay and allowances.
Allows a member to be released from such retention if the member requests release after the first 15 days of the retention.
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide each member so retained (and, as practicable, appropriate family members) reintegration counseling and services.