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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2539 

To recognize the performance of the United States military in Iraq, to 

begin the redeployment of National Guard units, and to ensure the 

protection of the States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2007 

Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. HODES, Mr. 

MURPHY of Connecticut, and Ms. SUTTON) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To recognize the performance of the United States military 

in Iraq, to begin the redeployment of National Guard 

units, and to ensure the protection of the States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Guard Rede5 ployment and Homeland Protection Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) The members of the United States military 

2 serving in Iraq have demonstrated the utmost brav3 ery, honor, and sacrifice for their country. 

4 (2) The Army National Guard and Air National 

5 Guard comprise a significant portion of the enlisted 

6 personnel serving in Iraq. 

7 (3) The Army’s effort to implement the Army 

8 Force Generation Model is greatly complicated by 

9 the lengthened deployments of Active, Reserve, and 

10 Guard components. 

11 (4) The National Guard is overextended, and 

12 has frequently been given less than two years of 

13 dwell-time between deployments to Iraq. 

14 (5) Much of the equipment required to ade15 quately train National Guard units for homeland de16 fense and combat readiness is currently in use in 

17 combat zones in Iraq. 

18 (6) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau 

19 has testified before Congress that the National 

20 Guard is not a ready force. 

21 (7) The Commission on the National Guard and 

22 Reserves concluded that 88 percent of National 

23 Guard units are under-equipped in case of a domes24 tic emergency. 


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1 (8) Many States will not have an adequate re2 sponse to natural disaster due to the extended de3 ployment of National Guard units. 

4 (9) The National Guard motto ‘‘Always Ready, 

5 Always There’’ is severely compromised by the over6 deployment, extended deployments, and lack of 

7 equipment of the National Guard as a result of the 

8 War in Iraq. 

9 (10) The Constitution recognizes the National 

10 Guard as the frontline defense of the homeland, and 

11 the National Guard should be immediately trained 

12 and equipped to fully complete that mission. 

13 SEC. 3. REDEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD UNITS TO 

14 THE UNITED STATES. 

15 (a) COMPLETION OF REDEPLOYMENT.—Not later 

16 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

17 the President shall complete the redeployment of Army 

18 National Guard and Air National Guard units serving in 

19 Operation Iraqi Freedom to the United States. 

20 (b) RETURN OF EQUIPMENT.—Not later than 90 

21 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi22 dent shall return all essential National Guard equipment 

23 used in Operation Iraqi Freedom to the States for use for 

24 domestic security purposes. 

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