Reiterates support for all members of the uniformed services and their families, particularly those members wounded or severely injured during service.
Applauds the action of the Department of Defense in establishing the Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center, which integrates service branch efforts to provide resources for severely injured service members and their families.
Expresses strong commitment to the Center and the accomplishment of its mission.
Pledges to ensure that the Center receives the resources necessary to fulfill such mission.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 152 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 152
Expressing support for the members of the uniformed services and their
families, particularly those wounded or severely injured in service to
the Nation, and support for the newly established Military Severely
Injured Joint Support Operations Center in the Office of the Secretary
of Defense.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2005
Mr. Ruppersberger (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Jones of
North Carolina, and Mr. Hoyer) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the members of the uniformed services and their
families, particularly those wounded or severely injured in service to
the Nation, and support for the newly established Military Severely
Injured Joint Support Operations Center in the Office of the Secretary
of Defense.
Whereas all members of the uniformed services, regardless of branch of service
and whether serving in an active or a reserve component, should be
treated with the same degree of dignity and respect by a grateful
Nation;
Whereas, for those service members who are injured, wounded, or severely
disabled, all steps necessary should be taken to assist them and their
family members in navigating the complicated processes of medical care
and treatment and transitioning back to duty or private life provided by
the Department of Defense;
Whereas all those who serve in battle to defend freedom and in doing so become
wounded or disabled--whether active component, National Guard, or
Reserve member and whether soldier, sailor, airman, Marine, or Coast
Guardsman--have earned the right to equal treatment;
Whereas over one million members of the Armed Forces--active, National Guard,
and Reserve--are currently serving on active duty, many of whom are
deployed or forward-stationed in more than 120 countries;
Whereas the Nation is currently experiencing the largest mobilization of the
reserve components since World War II;
Whereas the Nation's Guard and Reserve forces are serving with great honor and
distinction, in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, in a manner equal in
every way to that of the active components;
Whereas the uniformed services, while comprised of different branches, serve one
nation and one mission--to protect and serve the United States--and, as
such, when a person takes the oath of office and serves in the Nation's
uniform, the Nation owes that person, and that person's family members,
equal assistance when that person returns home;
Whereas over 11,500 members of the Armed Forces have been injured or wounded
during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom serving
the Nation and the Nation's dedication to fighting for democracy
throughout the world;
Whereas medical advances on the battlefield and in rear medical support centers
have resulted in many service members surviving wounds that in previous
conflicts would have proven fatal, resulting in demands on military
hospitals, care centers, and bureaucracies to process larger percentages
of severely injured service members than in the past;
Whereas the modern Armed Forces are more integrated and operate more jointly in
the theatre of operations than ever before, through technological and
logistical support, but personnel and medical support services for
returning wounded, injured, and severely disabled service members are
unable to transition those members back to duty or to civilian life with
the same level of integrated systems;
Whereas members of Guard and Reserve forces, in addition to the strains faced by
members of the active components, face additional burdens from
complicated and burdensome personnel systems that may result in long pay
gaps, incorrect orders, and indefinite medical hold status ratings that,
in too many cases, result in severe financial strains and even
bankruptcies, long wait times for medical care, undue stress and strain
on families, and uncertainty in returning to civilian life and
employment;
Whereas in response, on February 1, 2005, the Department of Defense established
the Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center in the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, thereby providing a means for
integrating the efforts of the Army Disabled Soldier Support System, the
Marine for Life Injured Support Program, the Air Force Palace HART
program, and the Navy Wounded Marines and Sailors Initiative; and
Whereas that Joint Support Center, as originally conceived in H.R. 5057 of the
108th Congress and supported by a large number of bipartisan
Representatives and Senators, seeks to provide a range of resources for
severely injured members of the Armed Forces and their families by
serving as a clearinghouse of advocacy, support, and information: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) reiterates its support for all members of the uniformed
services and their families, and particularly for those members
wounded or severely injured in service to the Nation;
(2) applauds the action of the Department of Defense on
February 1, 2005, in establishing within the Office of the
Secretary of Defense the Military Severely Injured Joint
Support Operations Center, thereby providing a means to
integrate the efforts of the separate service branches to
provide resources for severely injured service members and
their families that are carried out through the Army Disabled
Soldier Support System, the Marine for Life Injured Support
Program, the Air Force Palace HART program, and the Navy
Wounded Marines and Sailors Initiative; and
(3) expresses its strong commitment to that center and the
accomplishment of the mission of that center and pledges to
ensure that the center receives the resources required for it
to fulfill its mission.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E439)
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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