I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 644 
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 
FEBRUARY 10, 2011 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guardians of Freedom 
Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. 
(a) ROLE
AS ADVOCATE
AND LIAISON.—Section 
10502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) ADVOCATE AND LIAISON FOR STATE NATIONAL 
GUARDS.—The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
serve as an advocate and liaison for the National Guard 
of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands and in-
form such National Guards of all actions that could affect 
their Federal or State missions, including any equipment 
level or force structure changes.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION AS MEMBER OF JOINT CHIEFS OF 
STAFF.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such section is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (d), as added 
by subsection (a) of this section, the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) MEMBER OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—(1) The 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be a member 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under section 151 of this title. 
‘‘(2) As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau has the specific re-
sponsibility of advocating for the National Guards of the 
States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of 
Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands and coordinating 
the efforts of the National Guard warfighting support and 
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force provider mission with the homeland defense, defense 
support to civil authorities, and State emergency response 
missions of the National Guard to ensure the National 
Guard has the resources to perform its multiple missions. 
‘‘(3) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
consult with the Governors and their Adjutant Generals 
before any changes are made in National Guard force 
structure or equipment levels (or both) to determine the 
impact those changes may have on the homeland defense, 
defense support to civil authorities, and State emergency 
response missions of the National Guard.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
151(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The Chief of the National Guard Bu-
reau.’’. 
Æ 
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