Legislative Update

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Enlisted Association of the National Guard of
the United States
YOUR Professional Association!
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NDAA 2008
Pay Raise
Early Retirement
More Retirement Points
MGIB Portability
CNGB gets 4th Star
IDT Travel Pay
Repeal Insurrection Act changes
No TRICARE increases
Retain combat Injured Mil Techs
Extend VA health Care from 2 to 5 yrs
NG Empowerment
66M Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
800M NGREA
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NDAA 2008
Separate NGB budget authority
Seat on JCS For CNGB
Joint Duty Credit For TAGs
SBP DIC Offset removal
Cold War Victory Medal
2 more WMD/CST Teams
Retroactivity for early Retirement provisions
TRICARE for gray Area retirees
Postal benefits for OIF/OEF mailings
Commissary access by Surviving spouses
MGIB-SR stays with HASC and not HVAC
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2 ½ year study, 6 Major Areas, 163 findings, 95
recommendations
COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL GUARD
FINAL REPORT AND RESERVE
Eliminate BAH-II
DHS, not DOD, to determine civil support
requirements
HLS is primary mission for Guard, combat role is
for actives and federal reserves
Reduce duty statuses from 29 to 2 cease IDT pay
One retirement system, vest at 10 years, collect
at age 5760--62
Reduce AGR program, assign active component to
billets in units
Paid IDT Travel over 50 miles with no
restrictions, but promote and assign anywhere
SSS registrants used as manpower pool for
national emergencies
Directors Army Air Guard report to CSA CSAF
not CNGB
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NO
COMBAT
I would say defending the homeland is combat, it
is war fighting. Maj Gen (Ret) Arnold Punaro,
CNGR Chair, National Journal 2/2/2008
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ANG Major Units
Eielson 8
Elmendorf 8
Kulis 8
Kulis 8
Fairchild 8
Bangor 8
Great Falls 15
Portland 21
Duluth 15
Hector 0
Burlington 18
Hector 8
Alpena/CRTC
Pease 9
Boise 15
Minn/ST Paul 8
Boise 4
Hancock 15
Klamath 15
Barnes
Otis 15
Niagara 8
Volk/CRTC
Schenectady 14
Jose Foss 18
Quonset 8
Gen Mitchell 9
Bradley C-21
Selfridge 8
Stewart 12
Bradley 8
Kellogg 15
Truax 18
Gabreski 9
Selfridge 15
Sioux City 8
Willow Grove 15
Cheyenne 8
Pittsburg 16
Toledo 18
McGuire 16
Des Moines 18
FT Wayne 18
Harrisburg 6
Mansfield 8
Offut/Det
Atlantic City 18
Peoria 8
Reno 8
New Castle 8
Salt Lake 8
Lincoln 8
Rickenbacker 16
Martin St 18
Moffett 9
Martinsburg 10
Buckley 15
Terre Haute 15
Rosecrans 8
Martin St 8
Andrews 18
Spring/Beck 12
Buckley 2
Andrews 4
Capital 15
Forbes 8
Richmond 15
Lambert 15
Charleston 8
Louisville 8
Fresno 18
Scott 8
McConnell 9
Channel Is 8
Charlotte 8
Nashville 8
Tulsa 21
Kirkland 18
McGhee Tyson 8
Ft Smith 15
Sky Harbor 8
Memphis 8
March 0
McEntire 24
Will Rogers 8
Birmingham 8
Little Rock 8
Robins 12
Tucson 53
Ft Worth 8
Savannah 8
Jackson 8
Tucson 0
CRTC
Hickam 8
Key Fld 9
Dannelly 18
Hickam 15
Gulfport/CRTC
Hickam 8
The MDS
Ellington 0
Jacksonville 15
New Orleans 15
F-16 15
F-16 15
KC-135 E
Kelly Fld 18
F-16 25
F-16 25
KC-135 R
The Host
The Host
F-16 30
F-16 30
C-130 E
Air Force
Air Force
F-16 32
F-16 32
C-130 H
ANG
ANG
F-16 42
F-16 42
C-130 J
AFRC
AFRC
NO COMBAT
F-15
F-15
C-5
Navy
Navy
A-10
A-10
C-17
Muniz 8
UAV
UAV
Sp Alft
J8
CSAR
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Fees indexed to retired pay
Fair to American Taxpayer
Very generous benefit, but not free
Retiree enroll fees 380 in 5 yrs
TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF MILITARY HEALTH
CARE FINAL REPORT
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Beneficiary Category Beneficiaries Percent of Total Percent of Budget Out of Pocket Costs
AD Family 3,944,861 43 20 0
lt65 Retiree Family 3,283,820 36 23 Fees, Co-pays, Deductibles
gt65 Retiree Family 1,903,387 21 57 0
totals 9,132,068 39.4 billion
Annual /Monthly Enrollment Fees for Prime Family
before Proposed Indexing?
Retired Pay Retired Pay Retired Pay Retired Pay
year 0 - 19,999 20,000 - 39,999 40,000 above
2007 460/0 460/0 460/0
2008 570/50 640/55 780/65
2009 680/55 830/70 1,110/95
2010 790/65 1,010/85 1,430/120
2011 900/75 1,190/100 1,750/145
2012 Annually adjust with index, relook at 5 yrs Annually adjust with index, relook at 5 yrs Annually adjust with index, relook at 5 yrs
TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF MILITARY HEALTH
CARE FINAL REPORT
? Single would feature an enrollment fee and a
deductible that equals half of those for family
rates.
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DOD overestimated costs and projected enrollment
TRICARE RESERVE SELECT (TRS) GAO Report
DOD Est. FY05 cost 70M, actual cost 5M
DOD Est. FY06 cost 442M, actual cost 40M
Health care costs went up 4.7 for FY06, DOD
raised rates 8.5
DOD charges premiums of 81 monthly for member,
253 monthly for family
GAO said premiums should be 48 member, 175
family
PREMIUMS PAID BY MEMBERS EXCEEDED COSTS !!
22,616 Total TRS plans 8,311 member-only
plans 14,305 member and family plans 61,376
covered TRS beneficiaries as of
February 25, 2008
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EANGUS Legislative Priorities for 2007-2008

• 57 LEGISLATIVE GOALS 2005-2007, 13 PRIORITY 1
• Employment protections for caregivers of wounded
  warriors
• Public Law 110-181, Section 585 (07-19)
• National Guard Empowerment provisions (2
  resolutions)
• Public Law 110-181, Sections 1801-1826 (07-09
  06-27)(07-13,P2)
• Reduced retirement eligibility (age 55
  retirement)
• Public Law 110-181, Sections 1801-1826
  (07-04)(06-19,P3)
• CRSC/CRDP for 100 disabled rated IU
• Public Law 110-181, Section 642 (06-05)
• TRICARE available on affordable cost share basis
• Public Law 109-364, Section 706 (06-23)
• Increased funding and modernization of equipment
• NGREA increased from 150M to 800M from FY07 to
  FY08 (06-02)(07-13,P2)(05-17)
• Permanent TRICARE health and dental care
• Funding streams provided in earlier fiscal years
  (07-07)
• Veteran status by Veterans Affairs for all
  20-year retirees
• Continuing to work with House staff on a bill
  (07-16)
• Increased AGR authorizations control grades (2
  resolutions)

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TMC Guard Reserve Committee Legislative
Priorities for 2008

• Reduced retirement eligibility retroactivity to
  9/11 (07-04,P1)
• 2 billion cost according to CBO
• Seamless transition for mobilized reservists and
  families
• Expand Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program,
  establish Flexible Spending Accounts, authority
  for employers to contribute to 401(k)/403(b)
  during mob, academic protections for mobilized
  students, reemployment rights for reserve spouses
  who suspend employment to care for children
  during mobilizations
• Improved MGIB benefits
• Raise rates, cumulative benefits for multiple
  combat tours, integrate active and reserve
• MGIB programs, extend usage period
  post-discharge, transferability to dependents
• Guard Reserve readiness (07-01,P1) (07-10,P4)
  (07-12,P5) (06-02,P1) (06-16,P1) Maintain end
  strengths and proper funding for equipment and
  training
• Family support programs
• Better access to web based programs like Military
  OneSource, robust preventive counseling services,
  rights and benefits education, child care off the
  installation
• Authorize tax credits for employers of reservists
  (07-03,P2) (06-24,P1)
• Pass meaningful tax credits and reinforce
  employer support

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TMC Guard Reserve Committee Legislative
Priorities for 2008

• Continuum of health care insurance options
  (07-05,P2) (06-17,P3) (05-13)
• Oppose any TRS fee increases without adequate
  justification, equivalent offset to civilian plan
  premiums during mobilization, increase dental
  benefits to ensure dental readiness standards
  when facilities are not available within 50
  miles, adequate access and treatment for PTSD and
  TBI off the installation
• Changes to above-the-line deduction for overnight
  travel expenses (05-16) Change 100 mile
  restriction to 50 miles
• Veteran Status for Guard-Reserve retirees
  (07-16,P1)
• Expand veteran status to 20-year retirees but do
  not otherwise qualify under Title 38
• Reserve compensation system (07-14,P2) (06-08,P9)
  (05-20) (05-04)
• Revise 1/30th rule for special pays, eliminate
  BAH-II, improve Space-A travel provisions,
  improve reserve income replacement program for
  mobilized reservists
• USERRA SCRA improvement (06-07,P5) (06-22,P12)
  (05-15)
• Stronger credit provisions, greater teeth in
  USERRA to protect mobilized reservists and their
  families

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Changing Landscapeon Capitol Hill
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6 Not returning in 2009
SAC-M SVAC
SAC-M
SAC-D
SASC
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30 Up for re-election in 2008
SASC
SAC-D
SASC
SASC
SASC
SAC-D
SAC-D
SAC-M
SASC
SASC
SASC, SAC-M
SAC-M
SAC-D
SASC
SASC
SVAC
SASC
SAC-D
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35 Not returning in 2009 all are up for
re-election
HVAC
HASC
HAC-D
HASC
HAC-D, HAC-M
HASC
HASC
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