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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 242 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the roles and 

responsibilities of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2011 

Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. LEAHY, 

Ms. SNOWE, Mr. KERRY, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the 

roles and responsibilities of the Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau. 

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 ‘‘Guardians of Freedom 

5 Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. 

7 (a) ROLE AS ADVOCATE AND LIAISON.—Section 

8 10502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

2 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol4 lowing new subsection (d): 

5 ‘‘(d) ADVOCATE AND LIAISON FOR STATE NATIONAL

6 GUARDS.—The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 

7 serve as an advocate and liaison for the National Guard 

8 of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Dis9 trict of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands and in10 form such National Guards of all actions that could affect 

11 their Federal or State missions, including any equipment 

12 level or force structure changes.’’. 

13 (b) INCLUSION AS MEMBER OF JOINT CHIEFS OF

14 STAFF.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is further 

16 amended by inserting after subsection (d), as added 

17 by subsection (a) of this section, the following new 

18 subsection: 

19 ‘‘(e) MEMBER OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—(1) The 

20 Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be a member 

21 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under section 151 of this title. 

22 ‘‘(2) As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 

23 Chief of the National Guard Bureau has the specific re24 sponsibility of advocating for the National Guards of the 

25 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of 


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1 Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands and coordinate 

2 the efforts of the National Guard warfighting support and 

3 force provider mission with the homeland defense, defense 

4 support to civil authorities, and State emergency response 

5 missions of the National Guard to ensure the National 

6 Guard has the resources to perform its multiple missions. 

7 ‘‘(3) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 

8 consult with the Governors and their Adjutants General 

9 before any changes are made in National Guard force 

10 structure or equipment levels (or both) to determine the 

11 impact those changes may have on the homeland defense, 

12 defense support to civil authorities, and State emergency 

13 response missions of the National Guard.’’. 

14 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 151(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end 

16 the following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(7) The Chief of the National Guard Bu18 reau.’’. 

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