HB79

**__Benefits For Vets__**
Issue- Health Care- Health Benefits for the National Guard HB79 Natalie Thomas: South Carolina- Republican Eva Hoyack: Rhode Island- Republican

__Purpose__
====When members of the National Guard are deployed, they have to leave their civilian job even if it means losing income for their selves and their family. They should be able to get the same benefits as they did with their civilian job, so they can support their families. They go through the hard work of being part of the National Guard, so they should be able to get the same benefits as veterans do.====

__Eligibility__
-Immediate families of National Guard members -National Guard members (active in war and inactive in war)

__Terms and Benefits-__
1. When troops in the National Guard get deployed, they have to leave their civilian job for duty. 2. If a member of the National Guard loses their civilian job, their selves and their families will get benefits. 3. Immediate family will have to prove a member of their family is in the war by showing an ID or some type of registration form from the army. 4. Family will receive benefits. 5. After the troop gets back, the benefits will continue until they can get a job that will support their needs. 6. Since the National Guard takes a big part in the U.S military, they should get benefits because they are giving their time for us.
 * Health care assistance will cover a majority of their bills
 * Benefits to support their family
 * Monthly Benefits

__Fiscal Impact__
Marketing: $120,000 This will cost for commercials about "Benefits for Vets". There will be 100 runnings at $1,200 each.

Labor: $1,000,000 This money is going to agency workers who will be running the "National Guard Benefits" program. They will be there for people to call and arrange their benefits.

Equiptment: $10,000 This money will go to all the computers and phones the agency workers will need

Total Cost: $1,122,000