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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6377 

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

responsibilities of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was 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 2010’’. 

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— 

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

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


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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol2 lowing new subsection (d): 

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

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

5 serve as an advocate and liaison for the National Guard 

6 of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Dis7 trict of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands and in8 form such National Guards of all actions that could affect 

9 their Federal or State missions, including any equipment 

10 level or force structure changes.’’. 

11 (b) INCLUSION AS MEMBER OF JOINT CHIEFS OF

12 STAFF.— 

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

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

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

16 subsection: 

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

18 Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be a member 

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

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

21 Chief of the National Guard Bureau has the specific re22 sponsibility of advocating for the National Guards of the 

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

24 Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands and coordinating 

25 the efforts of the National Guard warfighting support and 


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1 force provider mission with the homeland defense, defense 

2 support to civil authorities, and State emergency response 

3 missions of the National Guard to ensure the National 

4 Guard has the resources to perform its multiple missions. 

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

6 consult with the Governors and their Adjutant Generals 

7 before any changes are made in National Guard force 

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

9 impact those changes may have on the homeland defense, 

10 defense support to civil authorities, and State emergency 

11 response missions of the National Guard.’’. 

12 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

13 151(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end 

14 the following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(7) The Chief of the National Guard Bu16 reau.’’. 

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