SUMMARY:   This Directive: 1. Reissues DoD Directive 1250.1, dated August 17, 1999.  2. Continues the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (NCESGR) as a DoD operational committee consistent with DoD Directive 5105.18.  3. Updates NCESGR policy, organization, management functions, and responsibilities.  4. Establishes NCESGR under the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, reporting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense For Reserve Affairs (ASD(RA)), with the Defense Human Resources Activity providing civilian manpower administration, budgeting and other support, thereby relieving the Secretary of the Army as the Executive Agent of NCESGR. 5. Revokes the designation of the Secretary of the Army as the Executive Agent of the NCESGR in accordance with chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code.  6. Implements the congressional direction that the Secretary of Defense provide assistance and education to both military members and employers concerning rights, benefits and obligations of each under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (Section 4333 of title 38, United States Code).  7. Incorporates the reference placing responsibility for conducting initial and recurring USERRA training and employer relations training with Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Commandant of the Coast Guard (DoD Instruction 1205.12). 8. Incorporates the reference to DoD Instruction 1205.22 providing further guidance in executing Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) initiatives.

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OPR:  ASD(RA), 703-697-6631