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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 209
BY REPRESENTATIVES CROMER, LORUSSO, ARMES, ARNOLD, BARROW,
HENRY BURNS, COX, EDWARDS, FOIL, GAINES, GISCLAIR, HAZEL,
HENRY, TERRY LANDRY, SCHRODER, AND THOMPSON
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Requests the Louisiana congressional delegation to support H.R.
3930, the National Commission on the Structure of the Army Act of 2014
A RESOLUTION1
To urge and request members of the Louisiana congressional delegation to support the2
National Commission on the Structure of the Army Act of 2014.3
WHEREAS, H.R. 3930, the National Commission on the Structure of the Army Act4
of 2014, sponsored by Representative Joe Wilson of the United States House of5
Representatives, was introduced on January 27, 2014; and6
WHEREAS, the National Commission on the Structure of the Army Act of 2014,7
establishes a national commission to undertake a comprehensive study of the structure of the8
Army to determine: (1) the proper force mixture of the active component and reserve9
component, and (2) how the structure should be modified to best fulfill mission requirements10
in a manner consistent with available resources; and11
WHEREAS, the Act directs the commission to give particular consideration to12
evaluating a structure that: (1) meets current and anticipated requirements of the combatant13
commands; (2) achieves a cost-efficiency balance between the regular and reserve14
components, with a focus on fully burdened and life cycle cost of Army personnel; (3)15
ensures that the regular and reserve components have the capacity needed to support16
homeland defense and disaster assistance missions in the United States; (4) provides for17
sufficient numbers of regular members of the Army to provide a base of trained personnel18
from which the personnel of the reserve components could be recruited; (5) maintains a19
peacetime rotation force to support operational tempo goals of 1:2 for regular members and20 HLS 14RS-6016 ORIGINAL
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1:5 for members of the reserve components; and (6) maximizes and appropriately balances1
affordability, efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and readiness; and2
WHEREAS, the Act prohibits the use of any funds made available for FY2015 for3
the Army to: (1) divest, retire, or transfer, or prepare to divest, retire, or transfer, any aircraft4
of the Army assigned to units of the Army National Guard as of January 15, 2014; or (2)5
reduce personnel below the authorized end strength levels of three hundred fifty thousand6
for the Army National Guard as of September 30, 2014.7
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the8
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request each member of the Louisiana9
congressional delegation to support the National Commission on the Structure of the Army10
Act of 2014.11
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Cromer HR No. 209
Requests members of the Louisiana congressional delegation to support the National
Commission on the Structure of the Army Act of 2014.