(UNCLASSIFIED)

FY24 Further Consolidated 

Appropriations - Defense 

(H.R. 2882) 

As of March 28, 2024 

Bill Status

Passed in 

Committee

Passed in 

Chamber Final Passage Signed into Law

House 22 June 2023 28 September 2023 22 March 2024 

23 March 2024 

Senate 27 July 2023 -- 23 March 2024 
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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... - 2 -

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ............................................................................................................ - 5 -

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE....................................................................... - 6 -

AIR NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL .................................................................................................................- 8 -

AIR NATIONAL GUARD OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE............................................................................- 9 -

ITEMS OF INTEREST ...............................................................................................................................................- 10 -

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS...................................................................................................................................- 11 -

Executive Summary

This guide provides a short summary of fiscal year 2024 Defense Appropriations portion of H.R. 

2882. To obtain a complete understanding of any particular provision, users are encouraged to 

review the actual legislative language. Bill text and report language can be found on the LL 

website: https://www.nationalguard.mil/leadership/joint-staff/personal-staff/legislative-liaison/.

Status: 

On March 22nd, 2024, the House chamber passed H.R. 2882, the “Further Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2024” by a vote of 286-134. On March 23rd, the Senate passed H.R. 2882 by a 

vote of 74-24. The President signed H.R. 2882 into law on March 23rd, 2024. The measure

provides $824.3 billion, an increase of $26.8 billion above fiscal year 2023.

Highlights: 

• Funds a 5.2% military pay raise

• Funds an end strength of 325,000 for the ARNG and 105,000 for the ANG

• Appropriates $310M for the ARNG and $300M for the ANG in NGREA

• Adds $840M for 8 additional C-130J aircraft for the ANG

• Adds $140M for ARNG HMMWV modernization

• Adds $203.5M for National Guard Counter-Drug Program

• Adds $24M for National Guard Counter-Drug Schools

• Adds $84.9M for National Guard Youth Challenge

• Adds $60M for UH-60M Blackhawk aircraft for the ARNG

• Adds $53M for Starbase

• Adds $22M for SPP
(UNCLASSIFIED)

• ARNG Personnel increases:

o $9.1M for SPP

o $8.5M for Wildfire Training

o $8.5M for Exercise Northern Strike

o $3.5M for Irregular Warfare Training Exercises

o $3M for Advanced Trauma and Public Health Direct Training Services

o $1M for Army Mountain Warfare School Operations

o $1M for NG Mission Assurance Program

• ARNG O&M increases:

o $15.8M for ARNG MQ-1C ARNG Aviation Training Sites

o $13M for Exercise Northern Strike

o $8M for Mental Health Providers

o $7M for SPP

o $5M for Star Behavioral Health Program

o $3.5M for Irregular Warfare Training Exercises

o $2.6M for Aqueous Film Forming Foam Replacement Related Activities

o $2.1M for PFAS Cleanup and Restoration

o $1.9M for Advanced Trauma and Public Health Direct Training Services

o $1.5M for Wildfire Training

o $1M for NG Mission Assurance Program

o $0.8M for Enhanced NG Emergency Satellite Communications Capability

o $0.75M for International Advanced Trauma & Public Health Direct Training Services

• ANG Personnel increases:

o $6M for Wildfire Training 

o $2.8M for Advanced Trauma and Public Health Direct Training Services

o $2.8M for SPP

o $2M for Exercise Northern Strike

• ANG O&M increases:

o $96.5M for Facility Enhancements for Future Pilot Training Sites

o $91M for Additional Facility Enhancements for Future Foreign Military Pilot Training 

Sites

o $8M for ANG JTAC Contractor Support

o $5M for Mental Health Providers

o $5M for Resilience Training

o $3.3M for SPP

o $2M for Advanced Trauma and Public Health Direct Training Services

o $2M for Training and Equipment for KC-135 Classic Associations

o $2M for KC-135 Depot Purchase Equipment Maintenance

o $1.5M for Wildfire Training

o $0.9M for Repair Hangar Fire Systems
(UNCLASSIFIED)

National Guard Accounts Overview 

(All Dollars in Thousands)

Army 

National 

Guard

FY24

President’s 

Budget 

Request

FY24 

HAC-D Mark

Delta from 

Request 

FY24 

SAC-D Mark

Delta from 

Request

FY24 

Conference

Delta from 

Request

ARNG 

Personnel $9,783,569 $9,766,369 -$17,200 $9,783,569 $3,098 $9,791,213 $7,644

ARNG O&M $8,683,104 $8,612,404 -$70,700 $8,706,797 $23,693 $8,611,897 -$71,207

NGREA -- $312,000 $312,000 $278,135 $278,135 $310,000 $310,000

Air National 

Guard

FY24 

President’s 

Budget 

Request

FY24 

HAC-D Mark

Delta from 

Request 

FY24 

SAC-D Mark

Delta from 

Request

FY24 

Conference

Delta from 

Request

ANG 

Personnel $5,292,425 $5,234,625 -$57,800 $5,264,865 -$27,560 $5,272,165 -$20,260

ANG O&M $7,253,694 $7,250,745 -$2,949 $7,268,605 $14,911 $7,335,405 $81,711

NGREA -- $305,000 $305,000 $255,128 $255,128 $300,00 $300,000
(UNCLASSIFIED)

Army National Guard

Army National Guard Personnel

(All Dollars in Thousands)

ARNG Personnel 

Appropriation

FY24

President’s 

Budget 

Request

FY24 

HAC-D Mark

Delta from 

Request 

FY24 

SAC-D Mark

Delta 

from 

Request

FY24 

Conference

PAY GROUP A TRAINING 

(15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48) $2,720,787 $2,720,787 -- $2,720,787 -- $2,720,787

PAY GROUP F TRAINING 

(RECRUITS) $600,118 $600,118 -- $600,118 -- $600,118

PAY GROUP P TRAINING 

(PIPELINE RECRUITS) $60,361 $60,361 -- $60,361 -- $60,361

SCHOOL TRAINING $591,765 $591,765 -- $592,7655 $1,000 $592,76512

SPECIAL TRAINING $819,779 $837,3791-2 $17,600 $843,2236-11 $23,444 $852,42313-17

ADMINISTRATION AND 

SUPPORT $4,941,628 $4,941,628 -- $4,941,628 -- $4,941,628

THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN 

MATCHING 

CONTRIBUTIONS

$38,840 $38,840 -- $38,840 -- $38,840

EDUCATION BENEFITS $10,291 $10,291 -- $10,291 -- $10,291

TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 

1 (BAC-01) $9,783,569 $9,801,169 $17,600 $9,808,013 $24,444 $9,817,213

UNDISTRIBUTED 

ADJUSTMENT -- -$34,8003-4 -$34,800 -$21,346 -$21,346 -$26,00018,19

TOTAL, TITLE I, ARNG 

PERSONNEL $9,783,569 $9,766,369 -$17,200 $9,786,667 $3,098 $9,791,213

HEALTH CARE 

CONTRIBUTION (RC) $971,647 $971,647 -- $972,000 -- $972,000

TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD 

PERSONNEL, ARMY $10,755,216 $10,738,016 -$17,200 10,758,667 $3,098 10,763,213

1. Special Training; Program increase – State Partnership Program $9,100

2. Special Training; Program increase – Northern Strike $8,500

3. Undistributed Adjustment; Historical unobligated balances -$27,000

4. Undistributed Adjustment; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion -$7,800

5. School Training; Program increase: Army Mountain Warfare School operations $1,000

6. Special Training; Program increase: Wildfire training $8,500

7. Special Training; Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health direct training services $3,044

8. Special Training; Program increase: Irregular warfare training exercises $3,500

9. Special Training; Undistributed adjustment: Revised budget estimate -$30,846

10. Special Training; Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike $8,500

11. Special Training; Program increase: National Guard Mission Assurance Program $1,000

12. School Training; Program increase: Army Mountain Warfare School operations $1,000

13. Special Training; Program increase – State Partnership Program $9,100

14. Special Training; Program increase – Northern Strike $8,500

15. Special Training; Program increase: Wildfire training $8,500

16. Special Training; Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health direct training services $3,044

17. Special Training; Program increase: Irregular warfare training exercises $3,500

18. Undistributed Adjustment; Historical unobligated balances -$27,000

19. Undistributed Adjustment; Program increase – National Guard Mission Assurance Program $1,000
(UNCLASSIFIED)

Army National Guard Operations & Maintenance

ARNG O&M Appropriation

FY24

President’s 

Budget 

Request

FY24 

HAC-D 

Mark

Delta 

from 

Request 

FY24 

SAC-D Mark

Delta 

from 

Request

FY24 

Conference

MANEUVER UNITS $925,071 $938,0711 $13,000 $936,5719 $11,500 $938,07129

MODULAR SUPPORT 

BRIGADES $201,781 $201,781 -- $196,78110 -$5,000 $196,78130

ECHELONS ABOVE 

BRIGADE $840,373 $833,3732 -$7,000 $790,37311 -$50,000 $790,37331

THEATER LEVEL ASSETS $107,392 $105,3923 -$2,000 $102,39212 -$5,000 $102,39232

LAND FORCES 

OPERATIONS SUPPORT $62,908 $62,908 -- $62,908 -- $266,20333

AVIATION ASSETS $1,113,908 $1,102,9084 -$11,000 $1,101,90813 -$12,000 $1,101,90834

FORCE READINESS 

OPERATIONS SUPPORT $832,946 $827,9465 -$5,000 $820,60514-18 -$12,341 $820,60535-39

LAND FORCES SYSTEMS 

READINESS $50,696 $50,696 -- $51,49619 $800 $51,49640

LAND FORCES DEPOT 

MAINTENANCE $231,784 $231,784 -- $231,784 -- $231,784

BASE OPERATIONS 

SUPPORT $1,249,066 $1,244,0666 -$5,000 $1,253,80020,21 $4,734 $1,249,80041-43

FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 

RESTORATION, & 

MODERNIZATION

$1,081,561 $1,081,561 -- $1,176,56122,23 $95,000 $1,097,36144

MANAGEMENT AND 

OPERATIONAL HQ $1,468,857 $1,458,8577 -$10,000 $1,481,85724,25 $13,000 $1,278,56245-47

CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES –

CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS $9,566 $9,566 -- $9,566 -- $9,566

CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES –

CYBERSECURITY $15,710 $15,710 -- $16,71026 $1,000 $16,71048

SERVICEWIDE 

TRANSPORTATION $7,251 $7,251 -- $7,251 -- $7,251

ADMINISTRATION $66,025 $73,0258 $7,000 $68,02527,28 $2,000 $69,02549,50

SERVICEWIDE 

COMMUNICATIONS $113,366 $113,366 -- $113,366 -- $113,366

MANPOWER MANAGEMENT $8,663 $8,663 -- $8,663 -- $8,663

OTHER PERSONNEL 

SUPPORT $292,426 $292,426 -- $292,426 -- $292,426

REAL ESTATE 

MANAGEMENT $3,754 $3,754 -- $3,754 -- $3,754

HISTORICAL 

UNOBLIGATION -- -$43,000 -$43,000 -- -- -$26,500

PROGRAM DECREASE –

CIVILIAN WORKFORCE -- -$8,000 -$8,000 -- -- -$8,000

P.L. 115-68 

IMPLEMENTATION -- $300 $300 -- -- $300

PROJECTED 

UNDEREXECUTION -- -- -- -$20,000 -$20,000 --

TOTAL, ARNG O&M $8,683,104 $8,612,404 -$70,700 $8,706,797 $23,693 $8,611,897

1. Maneuver Units; Program increase: Northern Strike $13,000

2. Echelons Above Brigade; Unjustified growth: -$7,000

3. Theater Level Assets; Unjustified growth: -$2,000

4. Aviation Assets; Unjustified growth: -$11,000

5. Force Readiness Operations Support; Unjustified growth: -$5,000

6. Base Operations; Unjustified growth: -$5,000

7. Management and Operational Headquarters; Unjustified transfer: -$10,000
(UNCLASSIFIED)

8. Administration; Program increase: State Partnership Program $7,000

9. Maneuver Units; Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike $11,500

10. Modular Support Brigades; Unjustified growth: -$5,000

11. Echelons Above Brigade; Unjustified growth: - $50,000

12. Theater Level Assets; Unjustified growth: -$5,000

13. Aviation Assets; Unjustified growth: -$12,000

14. Force Readiness Operations Support; Unjustified growth: -$20,000

15. Force Readiness Operations Support; Program increase: Irregular warfare training exercises $3,500

16. Force Readiness Operations Support; Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health direct training services $1,909

17. Force Readiness Operations Support; Program increase: International advanced trauma and public health direct training services

$750

18. Force Readiness Operations Support; Program increase: Wildfire training $1,500

19. Land Forces Systems Readiness; Program increase: Enhanced NG emergency satellite communications capability $800

20. Base Operations Support; Program increase: Aqueous film forming foam replacement related activities $2,600

21. Base Operations Support; Program increase: PFAS cleanup and restoration $2,134

22. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase $60,000

23. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; ARNG MQ-1C AATS $35,000

24. Management and Operational Headquarters; Program increase: Mental health providers $8,000

25. Management and Operational Headquarters; Program increase: Star behavioral health program $5,000

26. Cyberspace Activities-Cybersecurity; Program increase: NG Mission assurance Program $1,000

27. Administration; Program decrease unaccounted for - $4,000

28. Administration; Program increase: State Partnership Program $6,000

29. Maneuver Units; Program increase: Northern Strike $13,000

30. Modular Support Brigades; Unjustified growth: -$5,000

31. Echelons Above Brigade; Unjustified growth: - $50,000

32. Theater Level Assets; Unjustified growth: -$5,000

33. Land Forces Operations Support: National Guard requested transfer from SAG 133 $203,295

34. Aviation Assets; Unjustified growth: -$12,000

35. Force Readiness Operations Support; Program increase: Irregular warfare training exercises $3,500

36. Force Readiness Operations Support; Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health direct training services $1,909

37. Force Readiness Operations Support; Program increase: International advanced trauma and public health direct training services 

$750

38. Force Readiness Operations Support; Program increase: Wildfire training $1,500

39. Force Readiness Operations Support; Unjustified growth: -$20,000

40. Land Forces Systems Readiness; Program increase: Enhanced NG emergency satellite communications capability $800

41. Base Operations Support; Program increase: Aqueous film forming foam replacement related activities $2,600

42. Base Operations Support; Program increase: PFAS cleanup and restoration $2,134

43. Base Operations Support; Unjustified growth: -$4,000

44. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase: ARNG MQ-1C AATS $15,800

45. Management and Operational Headquarters; Program increase: Mental health providers $8,000

46. Management and Operational Headquarters; Program increase: Star behavioral health program $5,000

47. Management and Operational Headquarters; National Guard requested transfer to SAG 115: -$203,295

48. Cyberspace Activities-Cybersecurity; Program increase: NG Mission assurance Program $1,000

49. Administration; Program increase: State Partnership Program $7,000

50. Administration; Program decrease unaccounted for - $4,000
(UNCLASSIFIED)

• Air National Guard

Air National Guard Personnel

(All Dollars in Thousands)

ANG Personnel 

Appropriation

FY24

President’s 

Budget 

Request

FY24 

HAC-D 

Mark

Delta 

from 

Request 

FY24 

SAC-D 

Mark

Delta 

from 

Request

FY24 

Conference

PAY GROUP A TRAINING 

(15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48) $1,125,121 $1,125,121 -- $1,125,121 -- $1,125,121

PAY GROUP F TRAINING 

(RECRUITS) $106,460 $106,460 -- $106,460 -- $106,460

PAY GROUP P TRAINING 

(PIPELINE RECRUITS) $4,405 $4,405 -- $4,405 -- $4,405

SCHOOL TRAINING $319,496 $319,496 -- $319,496 -- $319,496

SPECIAL TRAINING $217,458 $222,2581-2 $4,800 $229,0986-10 $11,640 $231,09811-14

ADMINISTRATION AND 

SUPPORT $3,475,783 $3,475,783 -- $3,475,783 -- $3,475,783

THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN 

MATCHING 

CONTRIBUTIONS

$27,540 $27,540 -- $27,540 -- $27,540

EDUCATION BENEFITS $16,162 $16,162 -- $16,162 -- $16,162

TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1 

(BAC-01) $5,292,425 $5,297,225 $4,800 $5,304,065 $11,640 $5,306,065

UNDISTRIBUTED 

ADJUSTMENT -- -$62,6003-5 -$62,600 -$39,200 -$39,200 -$33,90015

Total, Title I National Guard 

Personnel, Air Force $5,292,425 $5,234,625 -$57,800 $5,264,865 -$27,560 $5,272,165

HEALTH CARE 

CONTRIBUTION (RC) $371,866 $371,866 -- $372,000 -- $372,000

Total, National Guard 

Personnel, Air Force $5,664,291 $5,606,491 -$57,800 $5,636,865 -$27,560 $5,644,165

1. Special Training; Program increase: State Partnership Program $2,800

2. Special Training; Program increase: Northern Strike $2,000

3. Undistributed Adjustment; historical unobligated balances: -$26,000

4. Undistributed Adjustment; projected underexecution: -$33,000

5. Undistributed Adjustment; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: -$3,600

6. Special Training; Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health direct training services $2,840

7. Special Training; Program increase: State Partnership Program $2,800

8. Special Training; Program increase: Wildfire training $6,000

9. Special Training; Undistributed adjustment: Revised budget estimate -$41,200

10. Special Training; Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike $2,000

11. Special Training; Program increase: State Partnership Program $2,800

12. Special Training; Program increase: Northern Strike $2,000

13. Special Training; Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health direct training services $2,840

14. Special Training; Program increase: Wildfire training $6,000

15. Undistributed Adjustment; underexecution of strength: -$33,900
(UNCLASSIFIED)

Air National Guard Operations & Maintenance 

ANG O&M 

Appropriation

FY24

President’s 

Budget 

Request

FY24 

HAC-D 

Mark

Delta 

from 

Request 

FY24 

SAC-D Mark

Delta 

from 

Request

FY24 

Conference

AIRCRAFT 

OPERATIONS $2,498,675 $2,468,6751 -$30,000 $2,478,6759 -$20,000 $2,475,67521,22

MISSION SUPPORT 

OPERATIONS $656,714 $667,2652-4 $10,551 $669,74810-14 $13,034 $681,54823-28

DEPOT 

MAINTENANCE $1,171,901 $1,173,9015 $2,000 $1,149,90115 -$22,000 $1,153,90129,30

FACILITIES 

SUSTAINMENT, 

RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION 

$370,188 $466,6886 $96,500 $482,06516-18 $111,877 $558,56531-33

CONTRACTOR 

LOGISTICS 

SUPPORT AND 

SYSTEM SUPPORT

$1,280,003 $1,262,0037 -$18,000 $1,260,00319 -$20,000 $1,261,00334

BASE OPERATING 

SUPPORT $1,089,579 $1,094,5798 $5,000 $1,071,57920 -$18,000 $1,074,57935

CYBERSPACE 

SUSTAINMENT $19,708 $19,708 -- $19,708 -- $19,708

CYBERSPACE 

ACTIVITIES $49,476 $49,476 -- $49,476 -- $49,476

ADMINISTRATION $68,417 $68,417 -- $68,417 -- $68,417

RECRUITING AND 

ADVERTISING $49,033 $49,033 -- $49,033 -- $49,033

HISTORICAL 

UNOBLIGATION -- -$43,000 -$43,000 -- -- -$26,500

PROGRAM 

DECREASE – 

CIVILIAN 

WORKFORCE

-- -$26,000 -$26,000 -- -- -$30,000

PROJECTED 

UNDEREXECUTION -- -- -- -$30,000 -$30,000 --

TOTAL, O&M, AIR 

NATIONAL GUARD $7,253,694 $7,250,745 -$2,949 $7,268,605 $14,911 $7,335,405

1. Aircraft Operations; Unjustified growth: -$30,000

2. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: State Partnership Program $3,300

3. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: ANG JTAC contractor support $8,000

4. Mission Support Operations; Unjustified request: -$749

5. Depot Purchase Equipment Maintenance; Program increase: KC-135 $2,000

6. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase: facility enhancements for future pilot training sites 

$96,500

7. Contractor Logistics Support and System Support; Unjustified growth: -$18,000

8. Base Operations Support; Program Increase: resilience training $5,000

9. Aircraft Operations; Unjustified growth: -$20,000

10. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health direct training services $2,034

11. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: Mental health providers $5,000

12. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: State Partnership Program $2,500

13. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: Training and equipment for KC-135 classic associations $2,000

14. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: Wildfire training $1,500

15. Depot Purchase Equipment Maintenance; Unjustified growth: -$22,000

16. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase: $20,000

17. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase: Additional facility enhancements for future foreign 

military pilot training sites $90,977

18. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase: Repair hangar fire systems $900
(UNCLASSIFIED)

19. Contractor Logistics Support and System Support; Unjustified growth: -$20,000

20. Base Support; Unjustified growth: -$18,000

21. Aircraft Operations: Program increase – Training and equipment for KC-135 classic associations $2,000

22. Aircraft Operations; Unjustified growth: -$25,000

23. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: State Partnership Program $3,300

24. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: ANG JTAC contractor support $8,000

25. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: Advanced trauma and public health direct training services $2,034

26. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: Mental health providers $5,000

27. Mission Support Operations; Program increase: Wildfire training $1,500

28. Mission Support Operations; Program Increase: resilience training $5,000

29. Depot Purchase Equipment Maintenance; Program increase – KC135 $2,000

30. Depot Purchase Equipment Maintenance; Unjustified growth: -$20,000

31. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase: facility enhancements for future pilot training sites 

$96,500

32. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase: Additional facility enhancements for future foreign 

military pilot training sites $90,977

33. Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization; Program increase: Repair hangar fire systems $900

34. Contractor Logistics Support and System Support; Unjustified growth: -$19,000

35. Base Support; Unjustified growth: -$15,000

Items of Interest

Air National Guard Full-Time Manpower Initiatives

The Air National Guard (ANG) plans to implement force structure changes to full-time 

positions, beginning in fiscal year 2025, in an effort to standardize personnel levels among 

units performing similar missions. However, it is unclear how this proposal accounts for 

unique missions performed by individual Guard units in support of other military commands 

or whether the National Guard Bureau's (NGB) proposed plan does account for such 

missions, including certain search and rescue missions and tanker airlift planning and 

support. Therefore, the agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide to the 

congressional defense committees, not later than 60 days after enactment of this act, a 

report that includes the following elements: (1) a description of the coordination and 

consultation with any global combatant command or Air Force major command that has 

missions affected by the ANG's plan that took place prior to and subsequent to the ANG's 

notification of its force structure realignments, and (2) a description from each of the 

relevant combatant commands or Air Force major commands, including at a minimum U.S. 

Northern Command and Air Mobility Command, as to whether the implementation of this 

NGB proposal would have an adverse effect on the ability of ANG units to continue to 

conduct missions in support of other military commands, including those necessary to 

support homeland defense, the protection of life, and national security.

Operation And Maintenance Budget Execution Data

The Secretary of Defense and Service Secretaries are directed to provide the 

congressional defense committees with quarterly budget execution data. Such data should 

be provided not later than 45 days after the close of each quarter of the fiscal year and 

should be provided for each 0-l budget activity, activity group, and subactivity group for 

each of the active, defense-wide, reserve, and National Guard components. For each 0-l 

budget activity, activity group, and subactivity group, these reports should include the 

budget request and actual obligations amount, the distribution of unallocated

congressional adjustments to the budget request, all adjustments made by the Department 

in establishing the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) report, all adjustments 

resulting from below threshold reprogrammings, and all adjustments resulting from prior 

approval reprogramming requests.
(UNCLASSIFIED)

MQ-1C Gray Eagle Training Site

The agreement includes additional funding for the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to 

support expedited efforts to plan and prepare for the establishment of an Army National 

Guard-operated MQ-1C training site at a new location that enables the maximum use of 

pre-existing infrastructure and UAS range capabilities in order to minimize cost, increase 

efficiency, and accelerate the start of training activities at the site.

Tactical Air Control Party Divestiture

Concerns remain about the Air Force's plan to reduce Tactical Air Control Party units in the 

Air National Guard. The agreement directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide the 

House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees with the briefing related to this 

issue directed in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31). The briefing shall also include 

the proposed investments in next-generation capabilities for the Air National Guard 

referenced in the August 2023 report on this subject.

C-130J Recapitalization

The agreement includes an increase of $840,000,000 for eight additional C-130J aircraft 

for the Air National Guard, to replace existing C-130H aircraft. There is concern that if air 

wings are directed to operate a mixed fleet of C-130Hs and C-I30Js, that could increase 

local maintenance burdens and decrease the overall readiness of the force. Therefore, the 

Secretary of the Air Force is directed to, through the existing Strategic Basing Process,

prioritize upgrading existing C-130H squadrons with C-130J aircraft at a one-to-one ratio.

Aircraft Training Simulators

Not later than 30 days after the submission of the Fiscal Year 2025 President's budget 

request, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau, shall provide documentation to the congressional defense committees, 

illustrating how they have programmed appropriately for the sufficient resourcing of aircraft 

training simulators, to include simulators for F-16s, for the Air National Guard in 

accordance with current Department of the Air Force policy regarding concurrent and 

proportional modernization to ensure total force readiness.

National Guard and Reserve Equipment

The agreement includes an appropriation of $1,000,000,000 for the National Guard and 

Reserve Equipment Account. Of that amount, $310,000,000 is for the Army National 

Guard; $300,000,000 is for the Air National Guard; $155,000,000 is for the Army Reserve; 

$57,000,000 is for the Navy Reserve; $23,000,000 is for the Marine Corps Reserve; and 

$155,000,000 is for the Air Force Reserve to meet urgent equipment needs in the coming 

fiscal year. The agreement includes direction for the component commanders of the Army 

Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Forces Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Army National 

Guard, and Air National Guard to submit to the congressional defense committees a 

detailed assessment of their component's modernization priorities, not later than 30 days

after the enactment of this Act.

NGREA High-Priority Items

The Secretary of Defense is directed to ensure that the National Guard and Reserve 

Equipment Account is executed by the Chiefs of the National Guard and reserve 

components with priority consideration given to the following items: acoustic hailing 
(UNCLASSIFIED)

devices; aircraft survivability equipment and weapons training aids; aircraft wash systems; 

aviation fleet management dashboard software; crashworthy, ballistically tolerant auxiliary 

fuel systems for UH-60 helicopters; degraded visual environment systems; F-16 

simulators; high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle modernization; KC-135 aircraft

emergency response refuel equipment kits; KC-135 aircrew ground cooling units; land 

surveying systems; laser chemical threat detection systems; lightweight, rapidly 

deployable, computer-based artillery call for fire training and simulation; litter stabilization 

systems; M91 7 A3 heavy dump trucks; modem acoustic and thermal aviation blankets; 

modular small arms ranges and small arms training simulators and tools; secure 

enterprise, emergency, and social communication; software defined radios; UH-72A/B 

mission equipment modernization; upgraded commercial-off-the-shelf ground mapping for

C-130 aircraft; and vehicle-mounted, man-portable radiological nuclear detection systems.

Aircraft Training Simulators

Not later than 30 days after the submission of the fiscal year 2025 President's budget 

request, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau, shall provide documentation to the congressional defense committees, 

illustrating how they have programmed appropriately for the sufficient resourcing of aircraft 

training simulators, to include simulators for F-16s, for the Air National Guard in 

accordance with current Department of the Air Force policy regarding concurrent and 

proportional modernization to ensure total force readiness.

Legislative Provisions

Sec. 8047 prohibits funds made available in this Act from being used to reduce authorized

positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National 

Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless such reductions are a direct result of 

a reduction in military force structure.

Sec. 8049 provides for reimbursement to the National Guard and Reserve when members 

of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to 

the combatant commands, defense agencies, and joint intelligence activities.

Sec. 8055 provides conditions for the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance

Learning Project on a space-available, reimbursable basis.

Sec. 8061 provides for the use of National Guard personnel to support ground-based 

elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.

Sec. 8063 provides for a waiver by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau or his designee 

for all or part of consideration in cases of personal property leases of less than one year.