1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the military; appropriating money for payments to certain current and 
1.3 	former Army National Guard members to satisfy federal obligations to those 
1.4 	members.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. MINNESOTA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD BACK PAY; 
1.7 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.8 	(a) Beginning March 1, 2010, the commissioner of management and budget shall 
1.9 	make up to $10,000,000 available from the balance of the special revenue fund for a loan 
1.10 	to the adjutant general for the purposes of paragraph (b). This amount shall be available 
1.11 	until August 1, 2011.
1.12 	(b) The amount made available under paragraph (a) is appropriated to the adjutant 
1.13 	general for payments of compensation owed by the federal government to eligible current 
1.14 	and former members of Minnesota Army National Guard units. The adjutant general shall 
1.15 	determine whether an individual is eligible for payment under this section as follows:
1.16 	(1) the individual must be entitled to payment from the federal government for 
1.17 	extended active duty in addition to regular active duty pay received during an extended 
1.18 	deployment ending in July 2007; and 
1.19 	(2) the individual may not receive any payment under this section for service that 
1.20 	has already been fully compensated by the federal government.
1.21 	(c) Before making any payments under paragraph (b), the adjutant general shall 
1.22 	obtain written assurance from the federal government that any federal money received 
1.23 	by the adjutant general from the federal government for payments owed to individuals 
2.1 	described in paragraph (b) may be deposited in the state special revenue fund in a manner 
2.2 	determined by the commissioner of management and budget.
2.3 	(d) Until August 1, 2011, any payment received from the federal government that 
2.4 	has already been provided to individuals under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the 
2.5 	special revenue fund. Payments subject to paragraph (b) received after August 1, 2011, 
2.6 	must be deposited in the general fund. 
2.7 	(e) The difference between the amount of payments made to individuals under 
2.8 	paragraph (b) and payments deposited in the special revenue fund under paragraph (d) 
2.9 	as of August 1, 2011, is appropriated in fiscal year 2012 from the general fund to the 
2.10 	commissioner of management and budget for transfer to the special revenue fund.
2.11 	(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to release the federal government from 
2.12 	any obligation to provide payment to the adjutant general for the compensation owed to 
2.13 	individuals eligible for payment under this section.