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House Passes NDAA for Fiscal 2011
The House of Representatives passed the fiscal 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 5136, by a vote of 229 to 186.
According to the National Guard Bureau Office of Legislative Liaison, the bill includes the president’s request for 2,520 Army National Guard nondual-status technicians, a high priority for NGAUS.
It also authorizes $700 million in the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account and increased authorizations for both Army and Air National Guard military construction funding.
These increased authorizations include $60 million for the Army Guard and $50 million for the Air Guard in discretionary military construction funding.
That same day, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved its version of the NDAA. Highlights include:
Full funding of $989.1 million to continue reset and rebuild of Army Humvees returning from Iraq;
Authorizes direct appointment of graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy into the National Guard;
Authorizes certain National Guard personnel with a current health care license to provide health care while performing training or duty under Title 32 in response to an actual or potential disaster; and
Encourages the use of embedded behavioral health providers for the National Guard and Reserve
Are You Eligible for Extra Money? Thousands of Guard Soldiers Now Are, thanks to a resolution initiated by NGAAL's own Christopher Minton!! National Guard soldiers from every state and territory and the District of Columbia are among those eligible for additional money from the Post Deployment Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA) compensation program, the National Guard Bureau has determined. The states and territories now are identifying their soldiers who are entitled to extra cash for serving long deployments overseas, according to information from the bureau. "The Army National Guard is providing the states with individual soldier information, such as names, ranks and days earned, and asking that the states validate their soldiers' eligibility for (PDMRA) compensation," said Lt. Col. Robert Ditchey, a bureau spokesman. Guard soldiers who mobilized between Jan. 19, 2007, and Aug. 18, 2007, and served longer than one year may be eligible to receive the PDMRA compensation. Payments are expected to go out starting in March and be completed in October. About 6,800 soldiers may be affected. Numbers range from single digits in some states to hundreds in others. Soldiers who have left the service honorably or retired are included under this authority.
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Alabama has more than 1,500 officers in the Army and Air National Guard. The issues that NGAUS and NGAAL are addressing are vitally important to you and your soldiers and airmen. EVERY officer in the Alabama National Guard should be concerned enough about these issues to take two minutes for each one to contact their elected officials!!
This website is updated nearly every day with information regarding the Alabama National Guard, whether it is current or upcoming events, legislative activity or conference updates. NGAUS alerts and updates are received several times per week and can be found under the "Legislative" Tab.
Executive Council Meeting Schedule: The next Executive Council meeting will be: 29 July 2010 at the Association Building in Birmingham. Please contact your representative if you have any issues you wish to be discussed at any meeting.
The objectives of the National Guard Association of Alabama are: To support the members and families of the Alabama Air National Guard and Army National Guard, furthering their interests by every appropriate means, including legislative actions and professional development activities, and by preserving the history, traditions, records, and relics of the organizations; to promote the National Guard of the United States; cooperate with other organizations in patriotic endeavors and community affairs; to develop a close relationship with other components of military establishments; to serve as the collective voice of the membership, providing professional and social opportunities; to provide important member benefits; to support the Federal and State missions of the Alabama National Guard; and to recognize and award achievements and contributions to the State and nation. The Association also serves to support the efforts of the State Military Department that strengthen the recruiting, retention, and readiness of the force and to extend and perpetuate the interests of The National Guard.
