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[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1705 Introduced in House (IH)]

107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1705

 To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize members and units 
     of the National Guard to conduct and participate in athletic 
 competitions and small arms competitions in conjunction with required 
                   training, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2001

 Mr. Bereuter (for himself and Mr. Langevin) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize members and units 
     of the National Guard to conduct and participate in athletic 
 competitions and small arms competitions in conjunction with required 
                   training, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PREPARATION FOR, PARTICIPATION IN, AND CONDUCT OF ATHLETIC 
              COMPETITIONS BY THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MEMBERS OF THE 
              NATIONAL GUARD.

    (a) Expansion of Existing Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 504 
of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) prepare for and participate in a qualifying athletic 
        competition or a small arms competition.''.
    (b) Competitions in Conjunction With Training.--Such section is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Conduct of and Participation in Competitions in Conjunction 
With Training.--(1) Members and units of the National Guard may conduct 
and compete in a qualifying athletic competition or a small arms 
competition in conjunction with training required under this chapter in 
any case in which--
            ``(A) the conduct of or participation in the competition 
        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;
            ``(B) National Guard personnel will enhance their military 
        skills as a result of conducting or participating in the 
        competition; and
            ``(C) the conduct of or participation in the competition 
        will not result in a significant increase in the cost of the 
        training.
    ``(2) Facilities and equipment of the National Guard, including 
military property and vehicles described in section 508(c) of this 
title, may be used in connection with the conduct of or participation 
in a qualifying athletic competition or a small arms competition under 
paragraph (1).''.
    (c) Other Matters.--Such section is further amended by adding after 
subsection (c), as added by subsection (b) of this section, the 
following new subsections:
    ``(d) Availability of Funds.--Subject to such limitations as may be 
enacted in appropriations Acts, amounts appropriated for the National 
Guard may be used to cover--
            ``(1) the costs of conducting or participating in a 
        qualifying athletic competition or a small arms competition 
        under subsection (c); and
            ``(2) the expenses of members of the National Guard under 
        subsection (a)(3), including expenses of attendance and 
        participation fees, travel, per diem, clothing, equipment, and 
        related expenses.
    ``(e) Qualifying Athletic Competition Defined.--In this section, 
the term `qualifying athletic competition' means a competition in 
athletic events that require skills relevant to military duties or 
involve aspects of physical fitness that are evaluated by the armed 
forces in determining whether a member of the National Guard is fit for 
military duty.''.
    (d) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Authorized 
        Activities.--'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Authorized 
        Locations.--'' after ``(b)''.
    (e) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 504. National Guard schools; small arms competitions; athletic 
              competitions''.
    (2) The item relating to section 504 in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 5 of that title is amended to read as follows:

``504. National Guard schools; small arms competitions; athletic 
                            competitions.''.
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