S.Amdt. 1721

SA 1721. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1618 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Hatch (for himself
and Ms. Murkowski)) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. INCLUSION OF QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF A RESERVE
COMPONENT.

(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 51 is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``or'' at the end,
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``, or'', and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(K) a qualified member of a reserve component.'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(16) Qualified member of a reserve component.--The term
`qualified member of a reserve component' means any
individual who is certified by the designated local agency
as, for not less than 60 days during the 12-month period
ending on the hiring date, being on orders for--
``(A) training under section 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title
32, United States Code, or
``(B) active duty under section 12301, 12302, 12304,
12304a, or 12304b of title 10, United States Code.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer
after December 31, 2017.
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