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training schedules, training plans and programs, 
and any other personnel issues. 
(B) ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTER FOR EX-
CELLENCE IN REINTEGRATION.—The Office for 
Reintegration Programs shall establish a Center 
for Excellence in Reintegration within the office. 
The Center shall collect and analyze ‘‘lessons 
learned’’ and suggestions from State National 
Guard organizations with existing or developing 
reintegration programs. The Center shall also as-
sist in developing training aids and briefing ma-
terials and training representatives from State 
National Guard organizations. Representatives 
from State National Guard organizations with 
successful reintegration programs may augment 
the Office staff. 
(3) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau shall appoint an advisory 
board to analyze and report areas of success and 
areas for necessary improvements. The advisory 
board shall include, but is not limited to, the Di-
rector of the Army National Guard, the Director 
of the Air National Guard, the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, an Adju-
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tant General on a rotational basis as determined 
by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the 
Director of the National Guard Bureau Man-
power and Personnel Directorate (J-1), and any 
other Department of Defense, Federal Govern-
ment agency, or outside organization as deter-
mined by the Chief of the National Guard Bu-
reau. The members of the advisory board may 
designate representatives in their stead. 
(B) SCHEDULE.—The advisory board shall 
meet on a schedule as determined by the Chief of 
the National Guard Bureau. 
(C) INITIAL
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.— 
The advisory board shall issue internal reports 
as necessary and shall submit an initial report 
to the Committees on Armed Services not later 
than 180 days after the end of a one-year period 
from establishment of the Office for Reintegra-
tion Programs. This report shall contain— 
(i) an evaluation of the reintegration 
program’s implementation by State Na-
tional Guard organizations; 
(ii) an assessment of any unmet re-
source requirements; 
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(iii) an assessment of the reintegration 
program’s further inclusion of other reserve 
component members and the necessity for 
further expansion to incorporate all the re-
serve components; and 
(iv) recommendations regarding closer 
coordination between the Office of Re-
integration Programs and State National 
Guard organizations. 
(D) 
ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The 
advisory 
board shall submit annual reports to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives following the initial re-
port by the first week in March of subsequent 
years following the initial report. 
(4) 
STATE
DEPLOYMENT
CYCLE
SUPPORT 
TEAMS.—The Office for Reintegration Programs shall 
employ personnel to administer the Yellow Ribbon 
Reintegration Program at the State level. The Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau shall assign State De-
ployment Cycle Support Team members based on 
State need, geographical dispersion, and military 
population. The Office for Reintegration Programs is 
encouraged to employ wounded service members and 
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returning combat veterans whenever possible. The pri-
mary function of team members shall be— 
(A) developing and managing the reintegra-
tion curriculum; 
(B) contracting and recruiting for necessary 
service providers; and 
(C) ensuring that providers’ skills adapt to 
the unique military nature of the reintegration 
program. 
(e) PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office for Reintegration 
Programs shall analyze the demographics, placement 
of State Family Assistance Centers (FAC), and FAC 
resources before a mobilization alert is issued to af-
fected State National Guard organizations. The Office 
of Reintegration Programs shall consult with affected 
State National Guard organizations following the 
issuance of a mobilization alert and implement the 
reintegration events in accordance with the Re-
integration Program phase model. 
(2) PRE-DEPLOYMENT PHASE.—The pre-deploy-
ment phase shall constitute the time from first notifi-
cation of mobilization until deployment of the mobi-
lized National Guard unit. Events and activities shall 
focus on providing education and ensuring the readi-
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ness of service members, families, and communities 
for the rigors of a combat deployment. 
(3) 
DEPLOYMENT
PHASE.—The 
deployment 
phase shall constitute the period from deployment of 
the mobilized National Guard unit until the unit ar-
rives at a demobilization station inside the conti-
nental United States. Events and services provided 
shall focus on the challenges and stress associated 
with separation and having a member in a combat 
zone. Information sessions shall utilize State National 
Guard resources in coordination with the Employer 
Support of Guard and Reserve Office, Transition As-
sistance Advisors, and the State Family Programs 
Director. 
(4) DEMOBILIZATION PHASE.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
demobilization 
phase shall constitute the period from arrival of 
the National Guard unit at the demobilization 
station until its departure for home station. In 
the interest of returning members as soon as pos-
sible to their home stations, reintegration brief-
ings during the demobilization phase shall be 
minimized. State Deployment Cycle Support 
Teams are encouraged, however, to assist demobi-
lizing members in enrolling in the Department 
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