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handle is hein.crs/govcfwu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 01;0i E.$~ & FF.B d'U:i~&T3 May 16, 2017 House Wounded Warrior Program: Background The House Wounded Warrior Program was established in 2008 by the leadership of the House of Representatives and the Committee on House Administration. According to House publications, the goal of the program is to assist wounded veterans in the transition to the civilian workforce and to make the House a model for other federal, state and municipal agencies to employ these talented, patriotic Americans to whom we are all greatly indebted (annual budget justifications; see also press release announcing the program, issued February 27, 2008; and H.Rept. 110-924). The program provides two-year paid fellowships within the House of Representatives for disabled veterans. Fellows may work in House Member offices either in Washington, DC, or in district offices, with the majority located in district offices. The specific job duties may vary by office and are determined by the Member, although many fellows serve as caseworkers in district offices and focus on military and veterans' issues. The program is operated through the House of Representatives Chief Administrative Officer's (CAO's) office. Funding for fellows' salaries is separate from office budgets provided to Members through the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA). Fellows do not count against the employment ceiling for Member offices. Employment beyond the two-year fellowship is not guaranteed, although some fellows have transitioned to full- time employment with the House. Patricia Orsini, a retired Master Gunnery Sergeant who served in the United States Marine Corps, was the first director of the program, and served from February 2008 until September 2016. In December 2016, John McIntyre (Mac) Tolar, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, was announced as the new director. According to a report from the House CAO, from its inception through December 2016, the program hired 183 fellows. Of these fellows, according to this report, 79% have accepted full-time positions or returned to school after completing their fellowship. The House Wounded Warrior Program is funded in the allowances and expenses portion of the appropriation for the House of Representatives in the annual legislative branch appropriations acts. Funding since inception in FY2009 is listed in Table 1. Table I. Appropriations for the Wounded Warrior Program by Fiscal Year in millions of dollars 09 10 II 12 13 14 Is 16 17 2.5 Qa 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 Source: CRS analysis of legislative branch appropriations acts. Notes: Includes any rescissions and sequestration. a. For an explanation of the planned use in FY2010 of prior year unobligated funds, see the report accompanying the FY20 10 legislative branch appropriations bill (H.Rept. II1-160). All House Wounded Warrior Program expenditures are reported online in the quarterly Statement of Disbursements of the House. According to the Statements, personnel compensation is by far the program's largest category of expense, ranging between 89% and 96% of expenses between FY2009 and FY2016. It is followed by travel. No other category of expense exceeded 1% of program spending in a fiscal year. Figure I. Wounded Warrior Program Expenditures FY2009-FY2016 the .. .... 7W% an2erdcto ohe evcs sple an maeas;and equipment.n 2 0 1 5 2 0111 0 Adtone R alupotiforsbso the ametpov ideeto thr ouhoer. os cons o eape swtte Hous:e aemyesanyDgovernement ontbteons oreilbet emloyeeg beefis rent paidithough the Gmuicoenmentin Cnribrouction; lieothe srillowances and Expensels n equimenmm Adiioa suppor foIheporaNayb roie thrug ohe Hus acont. Fr xapl, s it0ohe House employees, ~~~ny oenmnNonrbtin o employee bee -t ------ ----- through thaGoenmn Contributons lin in the AllowancsanExes .O 'T - , gnom goo , q 'S SL IN 11LULANJILiN,

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