Eva M. Clayton: “I do plan to withdraw it because we do have the commitment from both sides to work it out; but if I may proceed, just to…”

“I do plan to withdraw it because we do have the commitment from both sides to work it out; but if I may proceed, just to give the equity reason for it. I wanted our colleagues to know what this committee will be doing to try to rectify this issue. This is an issue that was caused because there was an administrative procedure change which meant that we did not reimburse the National Guard or the Army Reserve that went to Bosnia when we had before. So there were a number of individuals, National Guard Members who came to me saying they had no way of getting their moneys back because there was no authority to reimburse them for sending their personal items back home. What this means: That those men and women serving in our military in Bosnia would have to pay it out of their own pockets unless the committee works this out. I am delighted that the committee sees the value and the equity of ensuring that those who serve us in our Armed Forces are not required to take on an extra burden.”