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MN HF2908
Bill
Status
2/25/2010
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Sertich
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AI Summary
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Urges President Obama to order the Secretary of Defense to issue implementation guidance for respite leave benefits promised to Minnesota National Guard service members.
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Approximately 2,700 members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007 for 18 months, with deployment extended up to four additional months due to the troop surge.
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Federal respite leave benefits valued at approximately $200 per day were promised by the Department of Defense, but 2,513 of these soldiers have yet to receive payment totaling approximately $10,000,000.
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Directs the Minnesota Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to President Obama, Minnesota's Congressional delegation, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Legislative Description
Federal Respite Leave Benefit payment urged for the members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Division of the Minnesota National Guard who served in Iraq during the Troop Surge of 2007.
Last Action
Senate: Introduction and first reading
2/25/2010