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2000 SESSION

00-2073

03/10

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 21

ANALYSIS

This house concurrent resolution urges the federal government to increase the pay to all active and retired military personnel.

3/16/00 3701s

2000 SESSION

00-2073

04/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

Whereas, the compensation and benefits paid for positions within the military is on average significantly lower than the compensation and benefits paid for similar positions within the private sector; and

Whereas, gradually increasing numbers of military personnel are leaving their positions for higher paying positions within the private sector; and

Whereas, the compensation and benefits of military personnel is of critical importance in sustaining necessary levels of staffing and support in the military; and

Whereas, proper staffing of positions in the military is vitally important if the military is to continue to fulfill its duty to defend and protect our country; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the federal government increase the compensation and benefits of all active and retired military personnel to a level adequate to ensure retention of personnel necessary for the military to fulfill its duties; and

That the federal government increase the compensation and benefits of all active and retired military personnel to a level sufficient to ensure that no military personnel shall be forced to rely on federally-funded social service programs; and

That the clerk of the New Hampshire house of representatives forward copies of this resolution to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and to the members of the New Hampshire congressional delegation.