HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2571 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2773
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act Relative to the National Guard.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 1/19/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2571 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2773
By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2773) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr., relative to benefits for those who have served in the armed forces of the United States in active service as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Noble Eagle and who were discharged or released under honorable conditions from such service. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3152 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act Relative to the National Guard.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 16 of Chapter 130 of the Acts of 2005, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Upon application, as provided in this section, there shall be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth without appropriation to each person, who shall have served in the armed forces of the United States in active service as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation Noble Eagle who was discharged or released under honorable conditions from such service, the sums specified in this section; if the domicile of every person on account of whose service the application is filed, shall have been in the commonwealth for a period of not less than 6 months before the time of his entry into the service or if called to active service as a member of the Massachusetts National Guard or an Armed Forces Reserve Component of a Massachusetts based unit.