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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 641 
To amend title 32, United States Code, to codify the National Guard State 
Partnership Program regarding the funding sources for and purposes 
of the program and specifying certain limitations on the use of such 
funding. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2013 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 32, United States Code, to codify the Na-
tional Guard State Partnership Program regarding the 
funding sources for and purposes of the program and 
specifying certain limitations on the use of such funding. 
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 ‘‘National Guard State 
Partnership Program Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE PART-
NERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 116. State Partnership Program 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the 
State Partnership Program of the National Guard are the 
following: 
‘‘(1) To support the objectives of the com-
mander of the combatant command for the theater 
of operations in which such contacts and activities 
are conducted. 
‘‘(2) To support the objectives of the United 
States chief of mission of the partner nation with 
which contacts and activities are conducted. 
‘‘(3) To build international partnerships and 
defense and security capacity. 
‘‘(4) To strengthen cooperation between the de-
partments and agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment and agencies of foreign governments to sup-
port building of defense and security capacity. 
‘‘(5) To facilitate intergovernmental collabora-
tion between the United States Government and for-
eign governments in the areas of defense and secu-
rity. 
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‘‘(6) To facilitate and enhance the exchange of 
information between the United States Government 
and foreign governments on matters relating to de-
fense and security. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR 
PROGRAM.—(1) Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense, including funds appropriated for the Air and 
Army National Guard, shall be available for the payment 
of costs incurred by the National Guard to conduct activi-
ties under the State Partnership Program, whether those 
costs are incurred inside or outside the United States. 
‘‘(2) Costs incurred by the National Guard and cov-
ered under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Costs of pay and allowances of members 
of the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) Travel and necessary expenses of United 
States personnel outside of the Department of De-
fense in support of the State Partnership Program. 
‘‘(C) Travel and necessary expenses of foreign 
participants directly supporting activities under the 
State Partnership Program. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Funds 
shall not be available under subsection (b) for activities 
conducted in a foreign country unless jointly approved 
by— 
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‘‘(A) the commander of the combatant com-
mand concerned; and 
‘‘(B) the chief of mission concerned, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(2) Funds shall not be available under subsection 
(b) for the participation of a member of the National 
Guard in activities in a foreign country unless the member 
is on active duty in the armed forces at the time of such 
participation. 
‘‘(3) Funds shall not be available under subsection 
(b) for interagency activities involving United States civil-
ian personnel or foreign civilian personnel unless the par-
ticipation of such personnel in such activities— 
‘‘(A) contributes to responsible management of 
defense resources; 
‘‘(B) fosters greater respect for and under-
standing of the principle of civilian control of the 
military; 
‘‘(C) contributes to cooperation between the 
United States armed forces and civilian govern-
mental agencies and foreign military and civilian 
government agencies; or 
‘‘(D) improves international partnerships and 
capacity on matters relating to defense and security. 
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‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—(1) In the event of the par-
ticipation of United States Government participants 
(other than personnel of the Department of Defense) in 
activities for which payment is made under subsection (b), 
the head of the department or agency concerned shall re-
imburse the Secretary of Defense for the costs associated 
with the participation of such personnel in such contacts 
and activities. 
‘‘(2) Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited in the appropriation or account from which 
amounts for the payment concerned were derived. Any 
amounts so deposited shall be merged with amounts in 
such appropriation or account, and shall be available for 
the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such appropriation or account. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘State Partnership Program’ 
means a program that establishes a defense and se-
curity relationship between the National Guard of a 
State or territory and the military and security 
forces, and related disaster management, emergency 
response, and security ministries, of a foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘activities’, for purposes of the 
State Partnership Program, means any military-to- 
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military activities or interagency activities for a pur-
pose set forth in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘interagency activities’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Contacts between members of the Na-
tional Guard and foreign civilian personnel out-
side the ministry of defense of the foreign coun-
try concerned on a matter within the core com-
petencies of the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) Contacts between United States civil-
ian personnel and members of the military and 
security forces of a foreign country or foreign 
civilian personnel on a matter within the core 
competencies of the National Guard. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘matter within the core com-
petencies of the National Guard’ means matters with 
respect to the following: 
‘‘(A) Disaster response and mitigation. 
‘‘(B) Defense support to civil authorities. 
‘‘(C) Consequence management and instal-
lation protection. 
‘‘(D) Response to a chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, or explosives (CBRNE) 
event. 
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‘‘(B) Non-governmental individuals of a 
foreign country.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘116. State Partnership Program.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
1210 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2517; 32 
U.S.C. 107 note) is repealed. 
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