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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3162
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 3, 2021
Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To clarify the authority of States to use National Guard members performing Active Guard and Reserve duty during State-directed responses to domestic incidents.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Guard Emergency Response Act of 2021
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Authority of States to use National Guard members performing Active Guard and Reserve duty during State-directed responses to domestic incidents
Section 328(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting (1)
before A member
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by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Under regulations prescribed by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the adjutant general of the jurisdiction concerned may authorize a member of the National Guard performing duty under subsection (a) to perform additional duties in response to a State-declared emergency or disaster provided that the adjutant general determines that members performing such additional duties will derive a benefit that satisfies or complements training requirements for the wartime mission or other training objectives of the members’ unit.
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