I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1198 
To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority 
over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors 
of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States 
with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to 
respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances, while ensuring 
that the President retains control of the National Guard of the District 
of Columbia to respond to homeland defense emergencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2011 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the 
same authority over the National Guard of the District 
of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exer-
cise over the National Guard of those States with respect 
to administration of the National Guard and its use 
to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturb-
ances, while ensuring that the President retains control 
of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to 
respond to homeland defense emergencies. 
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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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
National Guard Home Rule Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES TO 
MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) MAYOR AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.—Section 6 of 
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the organization 
of the militia of the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes’’, approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49–409, D.C. 
Official Code), is amended by striking ‘‘President of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of 
Columbia’’. 
(b) RESERVE CORPS.—Section 72 of such Act (sec. 
49–407, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘President of the United States’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.— 
(1) Section 7(a) of such Act (sec. 49–301(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘President.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor.’’. 
(2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49–304, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49–305, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia’’. 
(4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49–311, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to the Sec-
retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘which board’’ and inserting ‘‘to a board of exam-
ination appointed by the Commanding General, 
which’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through the 
period and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia, together with any recommendations of the 
Commanding General.’’. 
(5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49–312, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor 
of the District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the President may retire’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Mayor may retire’’. 
(d) CALL FOR DUTY.—(1) Section 45 of such Act 
(sec. 49–103, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘, or for the United States Marshal’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘shall thereupon order’’ and inserting ‘‘to order’’. 
(2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 49–104, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the President’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) GENERAL COURTS MARTIAL.—Section 51 of such 
Act (sec. 49–503, D.C. Official Code) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the President of the United States’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
SEC. 3. RETENTION OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY OVER 
USE OF NATIONAL GUARD OF THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA TO RESPOND TO HOMELAND 
DEFENSE EMERGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 909. Control of National Guard of the District of 
Columbia for homeland defense activities 
‘‘Notwithstanding the authority of the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia as the Commander-in-Chief of the 
National Guard of the District of Columbia, as provided 
by section 6 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide for 
the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia, 
and for other purposes’, approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49– 
409, D.C. Official Code), the President retains control 
over units and members of the National Guard of the Dis-
trict of Columbia to conduct homeland defense activities 
that the President determines to be necessary and appro-
priate for participation by the National Guard units or 
members.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘909. Control of National Guard of the District of Columbia for homeland de-
fense activities.’’. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) FAILURE TO SATISFACTORILY PERFORM PRE-
SCRIBED TRAINING.—Section 10148(b) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘the commanding general of the Dis-
trict of Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
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(b) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU.—Section 10502(a)(1) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of 
Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) VICE CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.— 
Section 10505(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia’’. 
(d) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU OF-
FICERS.—Section 10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) CONSENT FOR ACTIVE DUTY OR RELOCATION.— 
(1) Section 12301 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘commanding 
general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ 
in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘governor or 
other appropriate authority of the State concerned’’ 
and inserting ‘‘governor of the State (or, in the case 
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of the District of Columbia National Guard, the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia)’’. 
(2) Section 12406 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the commanding general of the National Guard of the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’. 
(f) CONSENT FOR RELOCATION OF UNITS.—Section 
18238 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the National Guard of the District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) MAINTENANCE
OF OTHER TROOPS.—Section 
109(c) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘(or commanding general in the case of the Dis-
trict of Columbia)’’. 
(b) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 112(h)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Commanding General of the National Guard 
of the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 113 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
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‘‘(e) INCLUSION
OF DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.—In 
this section, the term ‘State’ includes the District of Co-
lumbia.’’. 
(d) APPOINTMENT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 314 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of 
Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia,’’. 
(e) RELIEF FROM NATIONAL GUARD DUTY.—Sec-
tion 325(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
commanding general of the National Guard of the District 
of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia’’. 
(f) AUTHORITY TO ORDER TO PERFORM ACTIVE 
GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 328 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia after consultation with the 
commanding general’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: authority of 
chief executive’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 328 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: authority of chief executive.’’. 
(g) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—Section 505 of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘commanding general of the Na-
tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ in the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(h) NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 509 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard, under which the Governor or the com-
manding general’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia, under which the Governor or 
the Mayor’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’; 
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(3) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’; and 
(4) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’. 
(i) ISSUANCE OF SUPPLIES.—Section 702(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘commanding general of the 
National Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(j) APPOINTMENT
OF FISCAL OFFICER.—Section 
708(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘commanding 
general of the National Guard of the District of Colum-
bia’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT. 
Section 602(b) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(b), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the National Guard of the District of Co-
lumbia,’’. 
Æ 
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