Reps. Segal, Brown, Darany, Durhal, Geiss, LaVoy, Slavens, Talabi, Banks, Barnett, Brinks, Brunner, Callton, Cavanagh, Cochran, Cotter, Crawford, Daley, Denby, Dianda, Dillon, Driskell, Faris, Foster, Franz, Glardon, Goike, Graves, Haines, Hovey-Wright, Howrylak, Kelly, Kesto, Kivela, Knezek, Kosowski, Kurtz, Lamonte, Lund, Lyons, MacGregor, MacMaster, McBroom, Nathan, O'Brien, Oakes, Outman, Pagel, Pettalia, Potvin, Rendon, Rogers, Santana, Schor, Singh, Smiley, Somerville, Stallworth, Stanley, Switalski, Tlaib, VerHeulen, Victory, Walsh, Yanez, Yonker and Zorn offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 71.  

            A resolution to memorialize Congress to pass H.R. 1014 to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any order issued under that act.

            Whereas, A federal military technician (dual status) is a federal civilian employee who is assigned to a civilian position as a technician in the administration and training of a Selected Reserve or in the maintenance and repair of supplies or equipment issued to a Selected Reserve or the armed forces. The Selected Reserves include the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Reserves, and the Army and Air National Guards. The primary mission of a military technician is to provide day-to-day continuity in the training of reserve units, particularly, Army and Air National Guard. More than 58,000 military technicians are currently employed helping to maintain our military readiness; and

            Whereas, Military technicians are generally required to maintain membership in the National Guard or Reserve as a condition of their employment. They are required to attend weekend drills and annual training with their reserve unit and military technicians can be involuntarily ordered to active duty just as other members of the Guard or Reserve; and

            Whereas, Under sequestration, uniformed military personnel are exempt from furlough days and pay cuts. However, military technicians in the National Guard and the Reserves were not exempted, placing the readiness of our military at home and abroad at risk; now, therefore, be it

            Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we memorialize Congress to pass H.R. 1014 to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any order issued under that act; and be it further

            Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.