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    32 USC CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING                                 01/03/2007

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    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

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                           CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING                       

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    Sec.                                                     
    501.        Training generally.                                   
    502.        Required drills and field exercises.                  
    503.        Participation in field exercises.                     
    504.        National Guard schools and small arms competitions.   
    505.        Army and Air Force schools and field exercises.       
    506.        Assignment and detail of members of Regular Army or
                 Regular Air Force for instruction of National Guard. 
    507.        Instruction in firing; supply of ammunition.          
    508.        Assistance for certain youth and charitable
                 organizations.                                       
    509.        National Guard Youth Challenge Program of
                 opportunities for civilian youth.                    

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V, Sec. 594(b)(2), Oct. 28,
    2004, 118 Stat. 1936, substituted "National Guard Youth Challenge"
    for "National Guard Challenge" in item 509.
      1997 - Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1076(b), Nov. 18,
    1997, 111 Stat. 1914, added item 509.
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title III, Sec. 385(b), Oct. 5,
    1994, 108 Stat. 2742, added item 508.

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    32 USC Sec. 501                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

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    Sec. 501. Training generally

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      (a) The discipline, including training, of the Army National
    Guard shall conform to that of the Army. The discipline, including
    training, of the Air National Guard shall conform to that of the
    Air Force.
      (b) The training of the National Guard shall be conducted by the
    several States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of
    Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands in conformity with this
    title.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 609; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A,
    title XII, Sec. 1234(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; Pub. L.
    109-163, div. A, title X, Sec. 1057(b)(7), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat.
    3442.)

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    501(a)       32:61 (1st 24 words).         June 3, 1916, ch. 134,   
                                                Sec. 91, 39 Stat. 206.  
    501(b)                                                              
                 32:61 (less 1st 24 words).                             
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      In subsection (a), the words "that of" are substituted for the
    words "the system which is or may be prescribed for". The word
    "Army" is substituted for the words "Regular Army", since the Army
    is the category for which the discipline and training is prescribed
    and the Regular Army is a personnel category for which no
    discipline and training is prescribed. Similarly, the words "Air
    Force" are used instead of the words "Regular Air Force".

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-163 substituted "States, the
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and
    the Virgin Islands" for "States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and
    the District of Columbia".
      1988 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-456 struck out "the Canal Zone,"
    after "Puerto Rico,".

    DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO INCREASE RESERVE COMPONENT INTERNET ACCESS
                     AND SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
      Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title III, Sec. 390], Oct. 30,
    2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-90, provided that:
      "(a) Authorization and Purpose of Project. - The Secretary of the
    Army, acting through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, may
    carry out a demonstration project in rural communities that are
    unserved or underserved by the telecommunications medium known as
    the Internet to provide or increase Internet access and services to
    units and members of the National Guard and other reserve
    components located in these communities.
      "(b) Project Elements. - In carrying out the demonstration
    project, the Secretary may - 
        "(1) establish and operate distance learning classrooms in
      communities described in subsection (a), including any support
      systems required for such classrooms; and
        "(2) provide Internet access and services in such classrooms
      through GuardNet, the telecommunications infrastructure of the
      National Guard.
      "(c) Report. - Not later than February 1, 2005, the Secretary
    shall submit to Congress a report on the demonstration project. The
    report shall describe the activities conducted under the
    demonstration project and include any recommendations for the
    improvement or expansion of the demonstration project that the
    Secretary considers appropriate."

        PILOT PROGRAM TO USE NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL IN MEDICALLY
                          UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
      Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title III, Sec. 376, Oct. 23, 1992, 106
    Stat. 2385, as amended by Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title III, Sec.
    365, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1629; Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title
    III, Sec. 384, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2741, provided that:
      "(a) Pilot Program. - The Chief of the National Guard Bureau
    shall enter into an agreement, approved by the Secretary of
    Defense, with each of the Governors of one or more States to carry
    out a pilot program during fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995 to
    provide training and professional development opportunities for
    members of the National Guard through the provision of health care
    to residents of medically underserved communities in those States
    with the use of personnel and equipment of the National Guard.
      "(b) Funding Assistance. - Amounts made available from Department
    of Defense accounts for operation and maintenance and for pay and
    allowances to carry out the pilot program shall be apportioned by
    the Chief of the National Guard Bureau among those States with
    which the Chief has entered into approved agreements. In addition
    to such amounts, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may
    authorize any such State, in order to carry out the pilot program
    during a fiscal year, to use funds received as part of the
    operation and maintenance allotments and the pay and allowances
    allotments for the National Guard of the State for that fiscal
    year.
      "(c) Supplies and Equipment. - (1) Funds made available from
    Department of Defense operation and maintenance accounts to carry
    out the pilot program may be used for the purchase of supplies and
    equipment necessary for the provision of health care under the
    pilot program.
      "(2) In addition to supplies and equipment provided through the
    use of funds under paragraph (1), supplies and equipment described
    in such paragraph that are furnished by a State, a Federal agency,
    a private agency, or an individual may be used to carry out the
    pilot program.
      "(d) Maintenance of Effort. - The Chief of the National Guard
    Bureau shall ensure that each agreement under subsection (a)
    provides that the provision of services under the pilot program
    will supplement and increase the level of services that would be
    provided with non-Federal funds in the absence of such services,
    and will in no event supplant services provided with non-Federal
    funds.
      "(e) Coordination Among Programs. - In carrying out the pilot
    program under subsection (a), the Chief of the National Guard
    Bureau shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services for the purpose of ensuring that the provision of services
    under the pilot program are not redundant with the services of
    programs of such Secretary.
      "(f) Service of Participants. - Service in the pilot program by a
    member of the National Guard shall be considered training in the
    member's Federal status as a member of the National Guard of a
    State under section 270 [see 10147] of title 10, United States
    Code, and section 502 of title 32, United States Code.
      "(g) Report. - The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than
    January 1, 1995, submit to the Congress a report on the
    effectiveness of the pilot program and any recommendations with
    respect to the pilot program.
      "(h) Definitions. - In this section:
        "(1) The term 'health care' includes the following services:
          "(A) Medical care services.
          "(B) Dental care services.
          "(C) Transportation, by air ambulance or other means, for
        medical reasons.
        "(2) The term 'Governor', with respect to the District of
      Columbia, means the commanding general of the District of
      Columbia National Guard.
        "(3) The term 'State' includes the District of Columbia, the
      Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands."

         NATIONAL GUARD CIVILIAN YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM     
      Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, Sec. 573, Feb. 10, 1996, 110
    Stat. 355, provided that:
      "(a) Termination. - The authority under subsection (a) of section
    1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
    (Public Law 102-484; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) to carry out a pilot
    program under that section is hereby continued through the end of
    the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
    Act [Feb. 10, 1996] and such authority shall terminate as of the
    end of that period.
      "(b) Limitation on Number of Programs. - During the period
    beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on
    the termination of the pilot program under subsection (a), the
    number of programs carried out under subsection (d) of that section
    as part of the pilot program may not exceed the number of such
    programs as of September 30, 1995."
      Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title X, Sec. 1091, Oct. 23, 1992, 106
    Stat. 2519, as amended by Pub. L. 103-82, title I, Sec.
    104(e)(1)(A), (C), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 846; Pub. L. 103-160,
    div. A, title XI, Sec. 1174, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1767; Pub. L.
    103-382, title III, Sec. 391(o), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4024;
    Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1073(d)(2)(B), Nov. 18, 1997,
    111 Stat. 1905, provided that:
      "(a) Program Authority. - During fiscal years 1993 through 1995,
    the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief of the National
    Guard Bureau, may conduct a pilot program to be known as the
    'National Guard Civilian Youth Opportunities Program'.
      "(b) Purpose. - The purpose of the pilot program is to provide a
    basis for determining - 
        "(1) whether the life skills and employment potential of
      civilian youth who cease to attend secondary school before
      graduating can be significantly improved through military-based
      training, including supervised work experience in community
      service and conservation projects, provided by the National
      Guard; and
        "(2) whether it is feasible and cost effective for the National
      Guard to provide military-based training to such youth for the
      purpose of achieving such improvements.
      "(c) Conduct of the Program. - The Secretary of Defense may
    provide for the conduct of the pilot program in such States as the
    Secretary considers to be appropriate.
      "(d) Program Agreements. - (1) To carry out the pilot program in
    a State, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement
    with the Governor of the State or, in the case of the District of
    Columbia, with the commanding general of the District of Columbia
    National Guard.
      "(2) Each agreement under the pilot program shall provide for the
    Governor or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the
    commanding general to establish, organize, and administer a
    National Guard civilian youth opportunities program in the State.
      "(3) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to provide funds
    to the State for civilian personnel costs attributable to the use
    of civilian employees of the National Guard in the conduct of the
    National Guard civilian youth opportunities program.
      "(e) Persons Eligible to Participate in Program. - (1) A school
    dropout from secondary school shall be eligible to participate in a
    National Guard civilian youth opportunities program conducted under
    the pilot program.
      "(2) The Secretary shall prescribe the standards and procedures
    for selecting participants for a National Guard civilian youth
    opportunities program from among school dropouts eligible to
    participate in the program.
      "(f) Authorized Benefits for Participants. - (1) To the extent
    provided in an agreement entered into in accordance with subsection
    (d) and subject to the approval of the Secretary, a person selected
    for training in a National Guard civilian youth opportunities
    program conducted under the pilot program may receive the following
    benefits in connection with that training:
        "(A) Allowances for travel expenses, personal expenses, and
      other expenses.
        "(B) Quarters.
        "(C) Subsistence.
        "(D) Transportation.
        "(E) Equipment.
        "(F) Clothing.
        "(G) Recreational services and supplies.
        "(H) Other services.
        "(I) Subject to paragraph (2), a temporary stipend upon the
      successful completion of the training, as characterized in
      accordance with procedures provided in the agreement.
      "(2) In the case of a person selected for training in a National
    Guard civilian youth opportunities program conducted under the
    pilot program who afterwards becomes a member of the Civilian
    Community Corps under subtitle E of title I of the National and
    Community Service Act of 1990 [42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.] (as added
    by section 1092(a)), the person may not receive a temporary stipend
    under paragraph (1)(I) while the person is a member of that Corps.
    The person may receive the temporary stipend after completing
    service in the Corps unless the person elects to receive benefits
    provided under subsection (f) or (g) of section 158 of such Act [42
    U.S.C. 12618(f), (g)].
      "(g) Program Personnel. - (1) Personnel of the National Guard of
    a State in which a National Guard civilian youth opportunities
    program is conducted under the pilot program may serve on full-time
    National Guard duty for the purpose of providing command,
    administrative, training, or supporting services for that program.
    For the performance of those services, any such personnel may be
    ordered to duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States
    Code, for not longer than the period of the program.
      "(2) For fiscal year 1993, personnel so serving may not be
    counted for the purposes of - 
        "(A) any provision of law limiting the number of personnel that
      may be serving on full-time active duty or full-time National
      Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, administering,
      recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components; or
        "(B) section 524 [now 12011] of title 10, United States Code,
      relating to the number of reserve component officers who may be
      on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in certain
      grades.
      "(3) A Governor participating in the pilot program and the
    commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard (if
    the District of Columbia National Guard is participating in the
    pilot program) may procure by contract the temporary full time
    services of such civilian personnel as may be necessary to augment
    National Guard personnel in carrying out a National Guard civilian
    youth opportunities program under the pilot program.
      "(4) Civilian employees of the National Guard performing services
    for such a program and contractor personnel performing such
    services may be required, when appropriate to achieve a program
    objective, to be members of the National Guard and to wear the
    military uniform.
      "(h) Equipment and Facilities. - (1) Equipment and facilities of
    the National Guard, including military property of the United
    States issued to the National Guard, may be used in carrying out
    the pilot program.
      "(2) Activities under the pilot program shall be considered
    noncombat activities of the National Guard for purposes of section
    710 of title 32, United States Code.
      "(i) Status of Participants. - (1) A person receiving training
    under the pilot program shall be considered an employee of the
    United States for the purposes of the following provisions of law:
        "(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code
      (relating to compensation of Federal employees for work
      injuries).
        "(B) Section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States
      Code, and any other provision of law relating to the liability of
      the United States for tortious conduct of employees of the United
      States.
      "(2) In the application of the provisions of law referred to in
    paragraph (1)(A) to a person referred to in paragraph (1) - 
        "(A) the person shall not be considered to be in the
      performance of duty while the person is not at the assigned
      location of training or other activity or duty authorized in
      accordance with a program agreement referred to in subsection
      (d), except when the person is traveling to or from that location
      or is on pass from that training or other activity or duty;
        "(B) the person's monthly rate of pay shall be deemed to be the
      minimum rate of pay provided for grade GS-2 of the General
      Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code; and
        "(C) the entitlement of a person to receive compensation for a
      disability shall begin on the day following the date on which the
      person's participation in the pilot program is terminated.
      "(3) A person referred to in paragraph (1) may not be considered
    an employee of the United States for any purpose other than a
    purpose set forth in that paragraph.
      "(j) Supplemental Resources. - (1) To carry out a National Guard
    civilian youth opportunities program conducted under the pilot
    program, the Governor of a State or, in the case of the District of
    Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia
    National Guard may supplement any funding made available pursuant
    to subsection (m) out of other resources (including gifts)
    available to the Governor or the commanding general.
      "(2) The provision of funds authorized to be appropriated for the
    pilot program shall not preclude a Governor participating in the
    pilot program, or the commanding general of the District of
    Columbia National Guard (if the District of Columbia National Guard
    is participating in the pilot program), from accepting, using, and
    disposing of gifts or donations of money, other property, or
    services for the pilot program.
      "(k) Report. - (1) Within 90 days after the end of the one-year
    period beginning on the first day of the pilot program, the
    Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
    report on the design, conduct, and effectiveness of the pilot
    program during that one-year period. The report shall include an
    assessment of the matters set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
    subsection (b).
      "(2) In preparing the report required by paragraph (1), the
    Secretary shall coordinate with the Governor of each State in which
    a National Guard civilian youth opportunities program is carried
    out under the pilot program and, if such a program is carried out
    in the District of Columbia, with the commanding general of the
    District of Columbia National Guard.
      "(l) Definitions. - In this section:
        "(1) The term 'pilot program' means the National Guard Civilian
      Youth Opportunities Program authorized to be conducted under
      subsection (a).
        "(2) The term 'State' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
      the territories (as defined in section 101(1) of title 32, United
      States Code), and the District of Columbia.
        "(3) The term 'school dropout' has the meaning established for
      the term by the Secretary of Education pursuant to section
      6201(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as
      such section was in effect on October 19, 1994) (20 U.S.C.
      3271(a)).
        "(4) The term 'full-time National Guard duty' has the meaning
      given that term in section 101 of title 32, United States Code.
      "(m) Funding. - Of the amounts appropriated for the Department of
    Defense for operation and maintenance in fiscal year 1993 pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 [106 Stat.
    2360], $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out the pilot
    program for fiscal year 1993."

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    32 USC Sec. 502                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

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    Sec. 502. Required drills and field exercises

-STATUTE-
      (a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
    Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, each
    company, battery, squadron, and detachment of the National Guard,
    unless excused by the Secretary concerned, shall - 
        (1) assemble for drill and instruction, including indoor target
      practice, at least 48 times each year; and
        (2) participate in training at encampments, maneuvers, outdoor
      target practice, or other exercises, at least 15 days each year.

    However, no member of such unit who has served on active duty for
    one year or longer shall be required to participate in such
    training if the first day of such training period falls during the
    last one hundred and twenty days of his required membership in the
    National Guard.
      (b) An assembly for drill and instruction may consist of a single
    ordered formation of a company, battery, squadron, or detachment,
    or, when authorized by the Secretary concerned, a series of ordered
    formations of parts of those organizations. However, to have a
    series of formations credited as an assembly for drill and
    instruction, all parts of the unit must be included in the series
    within 90 consecutive days.
      (c) The total attendance at the series of formations constituting
    an assembly shall be counted as the attendance at that assembly for
    the required period. No member may be counted more than once or
    receive credit for more than one required period of attendance,
    regardless of the number of formations that he attends during the
    series constituting the assembly for the required period.
      (d) No organization may receive credit for an assembly for drill
    or indoor target practice unless - 
        (1) the number of members present equals or exceeds the minimum
      number prescribed by the President;
        (2) the period of military duty or instruction for which a
      member is credited is at least one and one-half hours; and
        (3) the training is of the type prescribed by the Secretary
      concerned.

      (e) An appropriately rated member of the National Guard who
    performs an aerial flight under competent orders may receive credit
    for attending drill for the purposes of this section, if the flight
    prevented him from attending a regularly scheduled drill.
      (f)(1)Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
    Army or Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, a member of
    the National Guard may - 
        (A) without his consent, but with the pay and allowances
      provided by law; or
        (B) with his consent, either with or without pay and
      allowances;

    be ordered to perform training or other duty in addition to that
    prescribed under subsection (a).
      (2) The training or duty ordered to be performed under paragraph
    (1) may include the following:
        (A) Support of operations or missions undertaken by the
      member's unit at the request of the President or Secretary of
      Defense.
        (B) Support of training operations and training missions
      assigned in whole or in part to the National Guard by the
      Secretary concerned, but only to the extent that such training
      missions and training operations - 
          (i) are performed in the United States or the Commonwealth of
        Puerto Rico or possessions of the United States; and
          (ii) are only to instruct active duty military, foreign
        military (under the same authorities and restrictions
        applicable to active duty troops), Department of Defense
        contractor personnel, or Department of Defense civilian
        employees.

      (3) Duty without pay shall be considered for all purposes as if
    it were duty with pay.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 610; Pub. L. 88-621, Sec. 1(1),
    Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 90-168, Sec. 4, Dec. 1, 1967,
    81 Stat. 526; Pub. L. 92-156, title III, Sec. 303(b), Nov. 17,
    1971, 85 Stat. 425; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title V, Sec. 524(b),
    Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1657; Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V,
    Sec. 525(c), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2195.)

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    502(a)       32:62 (1st sentence, less     June 3, 1916, ch. 134,   
                  proviso).                     Sec. 92; restated June  
                                                3, 1924, ch. 244, Sec.  
                                                2; restated Oct. 14,    
                                                1940, ch. 875, Sec. 2,  
                                                54 Stat. 1135; Mar. 25, 
                                                1948, ch. 157, Sec.     
                                                5(a), 62 Stat. 90.      
                                                                        
    502(b)                                                              
                                                                        
    502(c)                                                              
                                                                        
                                                                        
    502(d)                                                              
                 32:62 (proviso of 1st                                  
                  sentence).                                            
                 32:62 (last sentence,                                  
                  less 1st, 2d, and 3d                                  
                  provisos).                                            
                 32:62 (1st proviso of                                  
                  last sentence).                                       
    502(e)       32:62 (2d and 3d provisos                              
                  of last sentence).                                    
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      In subsection (a), the words "including target practice" and
    "such company, troop, battery, or detachment shall have been * * *
    from participation in any part thereof" are omitted as surplusage.
      In subsections (a) and (b), the word "troop" is omitted as
    obsolete.
      In subsection (b), the words "parts of those organizations" are
    substituted for the words "subdivisions or parts thereof". The
    words "but in the latter case", "of subdivisions or groups",
    "comprehend", and "the time limit of" are omitted as surplusage.
      In subsection (c), the word "member" is substituted for the words
    "officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man". The words "series of
    formations" are substituted for the words "separate consecutive
    formations announced". The words "regardless of the number of
    formations that he attends during the series" are substituted for
    the words "even though he may have attended more than one of the
    formations". The words "sum", "actual military", and "of time" are
    omitted as surplusage. 32:62 (4th proviso of last sentence) is
    omitted as superseded by section 683 of title 10. 32:62 (last
    proviso of last sentence) is omitted as superseded by section
    501(b) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 826 (37
    U.S.C. 301(b)).
      In subsection (d), the word "members" is substituted for the
    words "officers and enlisted men". The words "for which a member is
    credited" are substituted for the words "participated in by each
    officer and enlisted man at each assembly at which he shall be
    credited as having been present". The words "for duty at such
    assembly", "actual", and "character of" are omitted as surplusage.
      In subsection (e), the word "member" is substituted for the words
    "officer or enlisted man". The words "Air Corps * * * assigned to
    an Air Corps unit thereof, or * * * an officer or enlisted man of
    the Medical Department of the said National Guard regularly
    attached to an Air Corps unit of the National Guard by appropriate
    authority" are omitted, since the revised subsection applies only
    to members who perform flights under competent orders and who are
    thereby prevented from attending a regular drill.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109-364 designated existing
    provisions as par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as
    subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of par. (1), struck out "Duty
    without pay shall be considered for all purposes as if it were duty
    with pay." at end, and added pars. (2) and (3).
      1993 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-160 substituted "90 consecutive
    days" for "30 consecutive days" in second sentence.
      1971 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-156 inserted exception to training
    requirements where member served on active duty for one year or
    more if the training period falls during last one hundred and
    twenty days of required membership in National Guard.
      1967 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-168 substituted 30 consecutive
    days for seven consecutive days of the same calendar month as the
    time within which all parts of the unit must be included in a
    series of formations in order to be credited as an assembly for
    drill and instruction.
      1964 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 88-621 added subsec. (f).

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1967 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 90-168 effective first day of first calendar
    month following date of enactment of Pub. L. 90-168, which was
    approved Dec. 1, 1967, see section 7 of Pub. L. 90-168, set out as
    a note under section 138 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

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    32 USC Sec. 503                                             01/03/2007

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    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 503. Participation in field exercises

-STATUTE-
      (a)(1) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, the
    Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, as the
    case may be, may provide for the participation of the National
    Guard in encampments, maneuvers, outdoor target practice, or other
    exercises for field or coast-defense instruction, independently of
    or in conjunction with the Army or the Air Force, or both.
      (2) Paragraph (1) includes authority to provide for participation
    of the National Guard in conjunction with the Army or the Air
    Force, or both, in joint exercises for instruction to prepare the
    National Guard for response to civil emergencies and disasters.
      (b) Amounts necessary for the pay, subsistence, transportation,
    and other proper expenses of any part of the National Guard of a
    State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia,
    Guam, or the Virgin Islands participating in an exercise under
    subsection (a) may be set aside from funds allocated to it from
    appropriations for field or coast-defense instruction.
      (c) Members of the National Guard participating in an exercise
    under subsection (a) may, after being mustered, be paid for the
    period beginning with the date of leaving home and ending with the
    date of return, as determined in advance. If otherwise correct,
    such a payment passes to the credit of the disbursing officer.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 610; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A,
    title XII, Sec. 1234(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; Pub. L.
    104-106, div. A, title V, Sec. 517, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 309;
    Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title X, Sec. 1057(b)(3), Jan. 6, 2006,
    119 Stat. 3441.)

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     Revised         Source (U.S. Code)           Source (Statutes at   
     section                                             Large)         
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    503(a)       32:63 (1st 56 words).         June 3, 1916, ch. 134,   
                                                Secs. 94 (less last 43  
                                                words after semicolon), 
                                                98, 39 Stat. 206, 207.  
    503(b)                                                              
    503(c)                                                              
                 32:63 (less 1st 56 words).                             
                 32:158.                                                
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "the whole or any part" and "any
    part of" are omitted as surplusage. The word "Army" is substituted
    for the words "Regular Army", since the Army is the category that
    participates in the exercises, and the Regular Army is a personnel
    category only. Similarly, the words "Air Force" are used instead of
    the words "Regular Air Force".
      In subsection (b), the words "Amounts necessary" are substituted
    for the words "such portion of said funds as may be necessary". The
    words "participating in an exercise under subsection (a)" are
    substituted for the words "as shall participate in such
    encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor
    target practice, for field and coast-defense instruction". The
    words "allocated to it from appropriations for field or coast-
    defense instruction" are substituted for the words "appropriated
    for that purpose and allocated to any State, Territory, or the
    District of Columbia".
      In subsection (c), the words "Members of the National Guard
    participating in an exercise under subsection (a)" are substituted
    for the words "When any portion of the National Guard shall
    participate in encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises,
    including outdoor target practice, for field or coast-defense
    instruction, under the provisions of this title". The words "duly",
    "at any time", "rendezvous", "both dates inclusive", and "making
    the same" are omitted as surplusage.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-163 substituted "State, the
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the
    Virgin Islands" for "State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the
    District of Columbia".
      1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-106 designated existing
    provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
      1988 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-456 struck out "the Canal Zone,"
    after "Puerto Rico,".

-End-

-CITE-
    32 USC Sec. 504                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 504. National Guard schools and small arms competitions

-STATUTE-
      (a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
    Army or Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, members of
    the National Guard may - 
        (1) attend schools conducted by the Army or the Air Force, as
      appropriate;
        (2) conduct or attend schools conducted by the National Guard;
      or
        (3) participate in small arms competitions.

      (b) Activities authorized under subsection (a) for members of the
    National Guard of a State or territory, Puerto Rico, or the
    District of Columbia may be held inside or outside its boundaries.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 611; Pub. L. 88-621, Sec. 1(2),
    Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title XII,
    Sec. 1234(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059.)

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     section                                             Large)         
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    504(a)       32:64 (1st sentence).         June 3, 1916, ch. 134,   
                                                Sec. 97 (less last      
                                                sentence); restated May 
                                                28, 1926, ch. 417, Sec. 
                                                2 (less last sentence), 
                                                44 Stat. 674.           
    504(b)                                                              
                 32:64 (less 1st sentence).                             
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "members" is substituted for the
    words "officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men". The words
    "for the purpose" and "for that purpose" are omitted as surplusage.
      In subsection (b), the words "Assemblies under subsection (a)"
    are substituted for the words "such assemblages". The words "for
    members of the National Guard of a State or Territory, Puerto Rico,
    the Canal Zone, or the District of Columbia * * * inside or outside
    of its boundaries" are substituted for the words "either within or
    without the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, to which the
    members of the National Guard designated to attend them shall
    belong".

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1988 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-456 struck out "the Canal Zone,"
    after "Puerto Rico,".
      1964 - Pub. L. 88-621 substituted provisions authorizing the
    Secretaries of the Army and of the Air Force to issue regulations,
    for provisions authorizing the President to issue regulations, and
    provided that members of the National Guard may conduct or attend
    schools conducted by the National Guard.

-End-

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    32 USC Sec. 505                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 505. Army and Air Force schools and field exercises

-STATUTE-
      Under such regulations as the President may prescribe and upon
    the recommendation of the governor of any State, the Commonwealth
    of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands or of the commanding
    general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, the
    Secretary of the Army may authorize a limited number of members of
    its Army National Guard to - 
        (1) attend any service school except the United States Military
      Academy, and to pursue a regular course of study at the school;
      or
        (2) be attached to an organization of the branch of the Army
      corresponding to the organization of the Army National Guard to
      which the member belongs, for routine practical instruction at or
      near an Army post during field training or other outdoor
      exercise.

    Similarly, the Secretary of the Air Force may authorize a limited
    number of members of the Air National Guard to - 
        (1) attend any service school except the United States Air
      Force Academy, and to pursue a regular course of study at the
      school; or
        (2) be attached to an organization of the Air Force
      corresponding to the organization of the Air National Guard to
      which the member belongs, for routine practical instruction at an
      air base during field training or other outdoor exercise.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 611; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A,
    title XII, Sec. 1234(b)(4), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; Pub. L.
    109-163, div. A, title X, Sec. 1057(b)(4), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat.
    3441.)

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    505          32:65.                        June 3, 1916, ch. 134,   
                                                Sec. 99 (1st 133 words);
                                                restated Sept. 22, 1922,
                                                ch. 423, Sec. 5 (1st 129
                                                words); restated May 28,
                                                1926, ch. 417, Sec. 3   
                                                (1st 133 words), 44     
                                                Stat. 674.              
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "branch of the Army corresponding" are substituted for
    the words "same arm, corps, or department", to conform to sections
    3063 and 3064 of title 10. In the second sentence, the words
    "organization of the Air Force corresponding" are substituted for
    the words "same arm, corps, or department", since the Air Force is
    not organized by statute into branches, arms, corps, or
    departments. The word "members" is substituted for the words
    "officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men". The words "service
    school" are substituted for the words "military-service school of
    the United States". Reference to the United States Air Force
    Academy is inserted to reflect its establishment by the Air Force
    Academy Act (63 Stat. 47).

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2006 - Pub. L. 109-163 substituted "State, the Commonwealth of
    Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands" for "State or Territory
    or Puerto Rico" in introductory provisions.
      1988 - Pub. L. 100-456, which directed the substitution of
    "Territory or Puerto Rico" for "Territory, Puerto Rico, or the
    Canal Zone," in subsec. (a), was executed to the introductory
    provisions of this section as the probable intent of Congress.

-End-

-CITE-
    32 USC Sec. 506                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 506. Assignment and detail of members of Regular Army or
      Regular Air Force for instruction of National Guard

-STATUTE-
      (a) The President shall assign for instruction of the National
    Guard such members of the Regular Army or the Regular Air Force as
    he considers necessary.
      (b) The Secretary of the Army may detail members of the Regular
    Army to attend an encampment, maneuver, or other exercise, for
    field or coast-defense instruction of the Army National Guard.
    Similarly, the Secretary of the Air Force may detail members of the
    Regular Air Force to attend exercises for field or coast-defense
    instruction of the Air National Guard. Members so detailed shall
    instruct the members of the National Guard at the exercise, as
    directed by the Secretary concerned, or as requested by the
    governor or commanding officer of the National Guard there
    assembled.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 611.)

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     section                                             Large)         
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    506(a)       32:66.                        June 3, 1916, ch. 134,   
                                                Sec. 81 (1st sentence of
                                                2d par., less 1st 7     
                                                words); added June 4,   
                                                1920, ch. 227, subch. I,
                                                Sec. 44 (5th sentence,  
                                                less 1st 6 words);      
                                                restated Sept. 22, 1922 
                                                ch. 423, Sec. 4 (6th    
                                                sentence, less 1st 6    
                                                words); restated Feb.   
                                                28, 1925, ch. 371, Sec. 
                                                3 (6th sentence, less   
                                                1st 6 words); restated  
                                                June 15, 1933, ch. 87,  
                                                Sec. 16 (1st sentence of
                                                2d par., less 1st 7     
                                                words), 48 Stat. 160.   
    506(b)                                                              
                 32:67.                                                 
                                               June 3, 1916, ch. 134,   
                                                Sec. 96, 39 Stat. 207.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "members of the Regular Army and the
    Regular Air Force" are substituted for the words "officers of the
    Regular Army" and "enlisted men of the Regular Army".
      In subsection (b), the words "members" is substituted for the
    words "officers and enlisted men". The words "one or more",
    "information", and "encampment, maneuver, or other" are omitted as
    surplusage.

-End-

-CITE-
    32 USC Sec. 507                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 507. Instruction in firing; supply of ammunition

-STATUTE-
      Ammunition for instruction in firing and for target practice may
    be furnished, in such amounts as may be prescribed by the Secretary
    of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be,
    to units of the National Guard encamped at a post, camp, or air
    base. The instruction shall be under the direction of a
    commissioned officer selected for that purpose by the proper
    military commander.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 612.)

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    507          32:71.                        Jan. 21, 1903, ch. 196,  
                                                Sec. 21, 32 Stat. 779.  
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "post camp, or air base" are substituted for the words
    "military post or camp". The words "such amounts" are omitted as
    surplusage. The words "National Guard" are substituted for the
    words "troops of the militia", since the source statute
    historically applied only to the organized militia (see opinion of
    the Judge Advocate General of the Army (JAGA 1952/4374, 9 July
    1952)). The word "commissioned" is inserted, since 32:71
    historically applied only to commissioned officers (see opinion of
    the Judge Advocate General of the Army (JAGA 1953/4078, 6 May
    1953)).

-End-

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    32 USC Sec. 508                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 508. Assistance for certain youth and charitable organizations

-STATUTE-
      (a) Authority To Provide Services. - Members and units of the
    National Guard may provide the services described in subsection (b)
    to an eligible organization in conjunction with training required
    under this chapter in any case in which - 
        (1) the provision of such services does not adversely affect
      the quality of that training or otherwise interfere with the
      ability of a member or unit of the National Guard to perform the
      military functions of the member or unit;
        (2) the services to be provided are not commercially available,
      or any commercial entity that would otherwise provide such
      services has approved, in writing, the provision of such services
      by the National Guard;
        (3) National Guard personnel will enhance their military skills
      as a result of providing such services; and
        (4) the provision of the services will not result in a
      significant increase in the cost of the training.

      (b) Authorized Services. - The services authorized to be provided
    under subsection (a) are as follows:
        (1) Ground transportation.
        (2) Air transportation in support of Special Olympics.
        (3) Administrative support services.
        (4) Technical training services.
        (5) Emergency medical assistance and services.
        (6) Communications services.

      (c) Other Authorized Assistance. - Facilities and equipment of
    the National Guard, including military property of the United
    States issued to the National Guard and General Services
    Administration vehicles leased to the National Guard, and General
    Services Administration vehicles leased to the Department of
    Defense, may be used in connection with providing services to any
    eligible organization under this section.
      (d) Eligible Organizations. - The organizations eligible to
    receive services under this section are as follows:
        (1) The Boy Scouts of America.
        (2) The Girl Scouts of America.
        (3) The Boys Clubs of America.
        (4) The Girls Clubs of America.
        (5) The Young Men's Christian Association.
        (6) The Young Women's Christian Association.
        (7) The Civil Air Patrol.
        (8) The United States Olympic Committee.
        (9) The Special Olympics.
        (10) The Campfire Boys.
        (11) The Campfire Girls.
        (12) The 4-H Club.
        (13) The Police Athletic League.
        (14) Any other youth or charitable organization designated by
      the Secretary of Defense.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title III, Sec. 385(a), Oct. 5,
    1994, 108 Stat. 2741.)

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    32 USC Sec. 509                                             01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 32 - NATIONAL GUARD
    CHAPTER 5 - TRAINING

-HEAD-
    Sec. 509. National Guard Youth Challenge Program of opportunities
      for civilian youth

-STATUTE-
      (a) Program Authority and Purpose. - The Secretary of Defense may
    use the National Guard to conduct a civilian youth opportunities
    program, to be known as the "National Guard Youth Challenge
    Program", which shall consist of at least a 22-week residential
    program and a 12-month post-residential mentoring period. The
    Program shall seek to improve life skills and employment potential
    of participants by providing military-based training and supervised
    work experience, together with the core program components of
    assisting participants to receive a high school diploma or its
    equivalent, leadership development, promoting fellowship and
    community service, developing life coping skills and job skills,
    and improving physical fitness and health and hygiene.
      (b) Conduct of the Program. - (1) The Secretary of Defense shall
    provide for the conduct of the Program in such States as the
    Secretary considers to be appropriate.
      (2) The Secretary shall carry out the Program using - 
        (A) funds appropriated directly to the Secretary of Defense for
      the Program, except that the amount of funds appropriated
      directly to the Secretary and expended for the Program in fiscal
      year 2001 or 2002 may not exceed $62,500,000; and
        (B) nondefense funds made available or transferred to the
      Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies to support the
      Program.

      (3) Federal funds made available or transferred to the Secretary
    of Defense under paragraph (2)(B) by other Federal agencies to
    support the Program may be expended for the Program in excess of
    the fiscal year limitation specified in paragraph (2)(A).
      (4) The Secretary of Defense shall remain the executive agent to
    carry out the Program regardless of the source of funds for the
    Program or any transfer of jurisdiction over the Program within the
    executive branch. As provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may
    use the National Guard to conduct the Program.
      (c) Program Agreements. - (1) To carry out the Program in a
    State, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with
    the Governor of the State or, in the case of the District of
    Columbia, with the commanding general of the District of Columbia
    National Guard, under which the Governor or the commanding general
    will establish, organize, and administer the Program in the State.
      (2) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to provide funds
    to the State for civilian personnel costs attributable to the use
    of civilian employees of the National Guard in the conduct of the
    Program.
      (d) Matching Funds Required. - The amount of assistance provided
    under this section to a State program of the Program may not exceed
    - 
        (1) for fiscal year 1998, 75 percent of the costs of operating
      the State program during that year;
        (2) for fiscal year 1999, 70 percent of the costs of operating
      the State program during that year;
        (3) for fiscal year 2000, 65 percent of the costs of operating
      the State program during that year; and
        (4) for fiscal year 2001 and each subsequent fiscal year, 60
      percent of the costs of operating the State program during that
      year.

      (e) Persons Eligible To Participate in Program. - A school
    dropout from secondary school shall be eligible to participate in
    the Program. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the standards
    and procedures for selecting participants from among school
    dropouts.
      (f) Authorized Benefits for Participants. - (1) To the extent
    provided in an agreement entered into in accordance with subsection
    (c) and subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense, a
    person selected for training in the Program may receive the
    following benefits in connection with that training:
        (A) Allowances for travel expenses, personal expenses, and
      other expenses.
        (B) Quarters.
        (C) Subsistence.
        (D) Transportation.
        (E) Equipment.
        (F) Clothing.
        (G) Recreational services and supplies.
        (H) Other services.
        (I) Subject to paragraph (2), a temporary stipend upon the
      successful completion of the training, as characterized in
      accordance with procedures provided in the agreement.

      (2) In the case of a person selected for training in the Program
    who afterwards becomes a member of the Civilian Community Corps
    under subtitle E of title I of the National and Community Service
    Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), the person may not receive a
    temporary stipend under paragraph (1)(I) while the person is a
    member of that Corps. The person may receive the temporary stipend
    after completing service in the Corps unless the person elects to
    receive benefits provided under subsection (f) or (g) of section
    158 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12618).
      (g) Program Personnel. - (1) Personnel of the National Guard of a
    State in which the Program is conducted may serve on full-time
    National Guard duty for the purpose of providing command,
    administrative, training, or supporting services for the Program.
    For the performance of those services, any such personnel may be
    ordered to duty under section 502(f) of this title for not longer
    than the period of the Program.
      (2) A Governor participating in the Program and the commanding
    general of the District of Columbia National Guard (if the District
    of Columbia National Guard is participating in the Program) may
    procure by contract the temporary full time services of such
    civilian personnel as may be necessary to augment National Guard
    personnel in carrying out the Program in that State.
      (3) Civilian employees of the National Guard performing services
    for the Program and contractor personnel performing such services
    may be required, when appropriate to achieve the purposes of the
    Program, to be members of the National Guard and to wear the
    military uniform.
      (h) Equipment and Facilities. - (1) Equipment and facilities of
    the National Guard, including military property of the United
    States issued to the National Guard, may be used in carrying out
    the Program.
      (2) Activities under the Program shall be considered noncombat
    activities of the National Guard for purposes of section 710 of
    this title.
      (i) Status of Participants. - (1) A person receiving training
    under the Program shall be considered an employee of the United
    States for the purposes of the following provisions of law:
        (A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to
      compensation of Federal employees for work injuries).
        (B) Section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28 and any other
      provision of law relating to the liability of the United States
      for tortious conduct of employees of the United States.

      (2) In the application of the provisions of law referred to in
    paragraph (1)(A) to a person referred to in paragraph (1) - 
        (A) the person shall not be considered to be in the performance
      of duty while the person is not at the assigned location of
      training or other activity or duty authorized in accordance with
      a Program agreement referred to in subsection (c), except when
      the person is traveling to or from that location or is on pass
      from that training or other activity or duty;
        (B) the person's monthly rate of pay shall be deemed to be the
      minimum rate of pay provided for grade GS-2 of the General
      Schedule under section 5332 of title 5; and
        (C) the entitlement of a person to receive compensation for a
      disability shall begin on the day following the date on which the
      person's participation in the Program is terminated.

      (3) A person referred to in paragraph (1) may not be considered
    an employee of the United States for any purpose other than a
    purpose set forth in that paragraph.
      (j) Supplemental Resources. - To carry out the Program in a
    State, the Governor of the State or, in the case of the District of
    Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia
    National Guard may supplement funds made available under the
    Program out of other resources (including gifts) available to the
    Governor or the commanding general. The Governor or the commanding
    general may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of
    money, other property, or services for the Program.
      (k) Report. - Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year,
    the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
    design, conduct, and effectiveness of the Program during the
    preceding fiscal year. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall
    coordinate with the Governor of each State in which the Program is
    carried out and, if the Program is carried out in the District of
    Columbia, with the commanding general of the District of Columbia
    National Guard.
      (l) Definitions. - In this section:
        (1) The term "State" includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
      the territories, and the District of Columbia.
        (2) The term "school dropout" means an individual who is no
      longer attending any school and who has not received a secondary
      school diploma or a certificate from a program of equivalency for
      such a diploma.
        (3) The term "Program" means the National Guard Youth Challenge
      Program carried out pursuant to this section.

      (m) Regulations. - The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
    regulations to carry out the Program. The regulations shall address
    at a minimum the following:
        (1) The terms to be included in the Program agreements required
      by subsection (c).
        (2) The qualifications for persons to participate in the
      Program, as required by subsection (e).
        (3) The benefits authorized for Program participants, as
      required by subsection (f).
        (4) The status of National Guard personnel assigned to duty in
      support of the Program under subsection (g).
        (5) The conditions for the use of National Guard facilities and
      equipment to carry out the Program, as required by subsection
      (h).
        (6) The status of Program participants, as described in
      subsection (i).
        (7) The procedures to be used by the Secretary when
      communicating with States about the Program.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1076(a), Nov. 18,
    1997, 111 Stat. 1911; amended Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title V, Sec.
    579, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 106-246, div. B, title I,
    Sec. 120, July 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 533; Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1
    [[div. A], title V, Sec. 577(a)-(c)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat.
    1654, 1654A-140; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title V, Sec. 596(a),
    Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1126; Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title X,
    Sec. 1062(g)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2651; Pub. L. 108-375,
    div. A, title V, Sec. 594(a), (b)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat.
    1935, 1936.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The National and Community Service Act of 1990, referred to in
    subsec. (f)(2), is Pub. L. 101-610, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3127,
    as amended. Subtitle E of title I of the Act is classified
    generally to division E (Sec. 12611 et seq.) of subchapter I of
    chapter 129 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For
    complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
    note set out under section 12501 of Title 42 and Tables.

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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(b)(1), amended section catchline
    generally, substituting "National Guard Youth" for "National
    Guard".
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(1), substituted
    "National Guard Youth Challenge Program" for "National Guard
    Challenge Program" the first place it appeared and "Program" for
    "National Guard Challenge Program" the second place it appeared.
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program".
      Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2),(3), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" in introductory
    provisions and for "program" wherever appearing in subpars. (A) and
    (B).
      Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2),(3), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" before "may be
    expended" and for "program" before "in excess".
      Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), (3), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" before
    "regardless" in first sentence and for "program" before "or any
    transfer" and "within" in first sentence and before period at end
    in second sentence.
      Subsecs. (c) to (f). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" wherever appearing
    in text.
      Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), (3), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" before "is
    conducted" in first sentence and for "program" before period at end
    of first and second sentences.
      Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), (3), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" after "Governor
    participating in the" and after "in carrying out the" and
    substituted "Program" for "program" after "National Guard is
    participating in the".
      Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), (3), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" after "performing
    services for the" and for "program" after "purposes of the".
      Subsecs. (h), (i)(1). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2),
    substituted "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program"
    wherever appearing.
      Subsec. (i)(2)(A). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(3), substituted
    "Program" for "program".
      Subsec. (i)(2)(C). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program".
      Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), (3), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" after "To carry
    out the" in first sentence and before period at end of second
    sentence and substituted "Program" for "program" before "out of
    other resources" in first sentence.
      Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), (3), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" after
    "effectiveness of the" in first sentence and after "State in which
    the" in second sentence and substituted "Program" for "program"
    before "is carried out in the District of Columbia" in second
    sentence.
      Subsec. (l)(3). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(4), added par. (3).
      Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(2), substituted
    "Program" for "National Guard Challenge Program" in introductory
    provisions.
      Subsec. (m)(1) to (7). Pub. L. 108-375, Sec. 594(a)(3),
    substituted "Program" for "program" wherever appearing.
      2002 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-314 amended Pub. L. 106-398, Sec.
    577(b)(2). See 2000 Amendment note below.
      2001 - Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 596(a)(1),
    substituted "in fiscal year 2001 or 2002" for "in a fiscal year".
      Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 596(a)(2), added par. (4).
      2000 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V,
    Sec. 577(a)], struck out ", acting through the Chief of the
    National Guard Bureau," after "The Secretary of Defense".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, Sec.
    577(b)(1), (3)], inserted "(1)" before "The Secretary of Defense"
    and added pars. (2) and (3).
      Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, Sec. 577(b)(2)], as
    amended by Pub. L. 107-314, struck out ", except that Department of
    Defense expenditures under the program may not exceed $62,500,000
    for any fiscal year" before period at end.
      Pub. L. 106-246 substituted "Department of Defense" for
    "Federal".
      Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, Sec.
    577(c)], added subsec. (m).
      1999 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 579(a), amended heading
    and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
    follows: "The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief of the
    National Guard Bureau, may conduct a National Guard civilian youth
    opportunities program (to be known as the 'National Guard Challenge
    Program') to use the National Guard to provide military-based
    training, including supervised work experience in community service
    and conservation projects, to civilian youth who cease to attend
    secondary school before graduating so as to improve the life skills
    and employment potential of such youth."
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 579(b), substituted
    "$62,500,000" for "$50,000,000".

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT                 
      Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title X, Sec. 1062(g), Dec. 2, 2002, 116
    Stat. 2651, provided that the amendment made by section 1062(g)(1)
    of Pub. L. 107-314 is effective as of Oct. 30, 2000, and as if
    included in Pub. L. 106-398 as enacted.

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