the Secretary of Defense, to the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff,’’ after ‘‘principal adviser’’. 
(2) MEMBER OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—(A) 
Such section is further amended— 
(i) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) 
as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) MEMBER OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—The 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall perform the du-
ties prescribed for him or her as a member of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff under section 151 of this title.’’. 
(B) 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.’’. 
(3) GRADE.—Subsection (e) of such section, as 
redesignated by paragraph (2)(A)(i) of this sub-
section, is further amended by striking ‘‘lieutenant 
general’’ and inserting ‘‘general’’. 
(4) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON VALI-
DATED
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 10504 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT
ON VALIDATED REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Not later than December 31 each year, the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau shall submit to Congress 
a report on the following: 
‘‘(1) The requirements validated under section 
10503a(b)(1) of this title during the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) The requirements referred to in paragraph 
(1) for which funding is to be requested in the next 
budget for a fiscal year under section 10544 of this 
title. 
‘‘(3) The requirements referred to in paragraph 
(1) for which funding will not be requested in the 
next budget for a fiscal year under section 10544 of 
this title.’’. 
(c) ENHANCEMENT OF FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL 
GUARD BUREAU.— 
(1) 
DEVELOPMENT
OF
CHARTER.—Section 
10503 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘The Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly develop’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Army 
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and the Secretary of the Air Force, shall de-
velop’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Defense’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUNCTIONS.—Such 
section is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (12), as 
amended by paragraph (1)(B) of this sub-
section, as paragraph (13); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
following new paragraph (12): 
‘‘(12) Facilitating and coordinating with other 
Federal agencies, and with the several States, the 
use of National Guard personnel and resources for 
and in contingency operations, military operations 
other than war, natural disasters, support of civil 
authorities, and other circumstances.’’. 
(3) MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR CIVIL AUTHORI-
TIES.—Chapter 1011 of such title is further amend-
ed by inserting after section 10503 the following 
new section: 
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‘‘§ 10503a. Functions of National Guard Bureau: mili-
tary assistance to civil authorities 
‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL NECESSARY 
ASSISTANCE.—The Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
shall— 
‘‘(1) identify gaps between Federal and State 
capabilities to prepare for and respond to emer-
gencies; and 
‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Secretary of 
Defense on programs and activities of the National 
Guard for military assistance to civil authorities to 
address such gaps. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—In meeting the 
requirements of subsection (a), the Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau shall, in coordination with the adjutants 
general of the States, have responsibilities as follows: 
‘‘(1) To validate the requirements of the several 
States and Territories with respect to military as-
sistance to civil authorities. 
‘‘(2) To develop doctrine and training require-
ments relating to the provision of military assistance 
to civil authorities. 
‘‘(3) To acquire equipment, materiel, and other 
supplies and services for the provision of military as-
sistance to civil authorities. 
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‘‘(4) To assist the Secretary of Defense in pre-
paring the budget required under section 10544 of 
this title. 
‘‘(5) To administer amounts provided the Na-
tional Guard for the provision of military assistance 
to civil authorities. 
‘‘(6) To carry out any other responsibility relat-
ing to the provision of military assistance to civil au-
thorities as the Secretary of Defense shall specify. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall assist the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau in carrying out activities under this section. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau shall carry out activities under this section 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of the Air Force.’’. 
(4) BUDGETING
FOR
TRAINING
AND
EQUIP-
MENT
FOR
MILITARY
ASSISTANCE
TO
CIVIL
AU-
THORITIES
AND
OTHER
DOMESTIC
MISSIONS.— 
Chapter 1013 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
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‘‘§ 10544. National Guard training and equipment: 
budget for military assistance to civil au-
thorities and for other domestic oper-
ations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The budget justification docu-
ments materials submitted to Congress in support of the 
budget of the President for a fiscal year (as submitted 
with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) 
of title 31) shall specify separate amounts for training and 
equipment for the National Guard for purposes of military 
assistance to civil authorities and for other domestic oper-
ations during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE OF FUNDING.—The amounts specified 
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be sufficient 
for purposes as follows: 
‘‘(1) The development and implementation of 
doctrine and training requirements applicable to the 
assistance and operations described in subsection (a) 
for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) The acquisition of equipment, materiel, 
and other supplies and services necessary for the 
provision of such assistance and such operations in 
such fiscal year.’’. 
(5) LIMITATION ON INCREASE IN PERSONNEL 
OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that 
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no additional personnel are assigned to the National 
Guard Bureau in order to address administrative or 
other requirements arising out of the amendments 
made by this subsection. 
(d) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 
of section 10503 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: char-
ter’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(A) The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 1011 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 10503 and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter. 
‘‘10503a. Functions of National Guard Bureau: military assistance to civil au-
thorities.’’. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 1013 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘10544. National Guard training and equipment: budget for military assistance 
to civil authorities and for other domestic operations.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROMOTION OF ELIGIBLE RESERVE OFFICERS TO 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND VICE ADMIRAL 
GRADES ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, whenever officers are considered for promotion 
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(1) DIRECTORS OF ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL 
GUARD.—Section 10506(a)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 
(D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and 
(F), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) Service of an officer as adjutant general shall 
be treated as joint duty experience for purposes of sub-
paragraph (B)(ii).’’. 
(2) OTHER OFFICERS.—The service of an offi-
cer of the Armed Forces as adjutant general, or as 
an officer (other than adjutant general) of the Na-
tional Guard of a State who performs the duties of 
adjutant general under the laws of such State, shall 
be treated as joint duty or joint duty experience for 
purposes of any provisions of law required such duty 
or experience as a condition of promotion. 
(b) REPORTS ON PROMOTION OF RESERVE MAJOR 
GENERALS TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRADE.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each 
conduct a review of the promotion practices of the 
military department concerned in order to identify 
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and assess the practices of such military department 
in the promotion of reserve officers from major gen-
eral grade to lieutenant general grade. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
each submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the review conducted by such official 
under paragraph (1). Each report shall set forth— 
(A) the results of such review; and 
(B) a description of the actions intended to 
be taken by such official to encourage and fa-
cilitate the promotion of additional reserve offi-
cers from major general grade to lieutenant 
general grade. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘congres-
sional defense committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Armed Services 
and Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on Armed Services 
and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT THAT POSITION OF DEPUTY COM-
MANDER OF THE UNITED STATES NORTHERN 
COMMAND BE FILLED BY A QUALIFIED NA-
TIONAL GUARD OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The position of Deputy Com-
mander of the United States Northern Command shall be 
filled by a qualified officer of the National Guard who is 
eligible for promotion to the grade of lieutenant general. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the requirement in 
subsection (a) is to ensure that information received from 
the National Guard Bureau regarding the operation of the 
National Guard of the several States is integrated into the 
plans and operations of the United States Northern Com-
mand. 
SEC. 6. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 
PREPARE ANNUAL PLAN FOR RESPONSE TO 
NATURAL 
DISASTERS 
AND 
TERRORIST 
EVENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL PLAN.—Not later 
than March 1, 2007, and each March 1 thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the commander 
of the United States Northern Command and the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau, shall prepare and submit 
to Congress a plan for coordinating the use of the Na-
tional Guard and members of the Armed Forces on active 
duty when responding to natural disasters, acts of ter-
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rorism, and other man-made disasters as identified in the 
national planning scenarios described in subsection (e). 
(b) INFORMATION
TO
BE
PROVIDED
TO
SEC-
RETARY.—To assist the Secretary of Defense in preparing 
the plan, the National Guard Bureau, pursuant to its pur-
pose as channel of communications as set forth in section 
10501(b) of title 10, United States Code, shall provide to 
the Secretary information gathered from Governors, adju-
tants general of States, and other State civil authorities 
responsible for homeland preparation and response to nat-
ural and man-made disasters. 
(c) TWO VERSIONS.—The plan shall set forth two 
versions of response, one using only members of the Na-
tional Guard, and one using both members of the National 
Guard and members of the regular components of the 
Armed Forces. 
(d) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan shall cover, at a 
minimum, the following: 
(1) Protocols for the Department of Defense, 
the National Guard Bureau, and the Governors of 
the several States to carry out operations in coordi-
nation with each other and to ensure that Governors 
and local communities are properly informed and re-
main in control in their respective States and com-
munities. 
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(2) An identification of operational procedures, 
command structures, and lines of communication to 
ensure a coordinated, efficient response to contin-
gencies. 
(3) An identification of the training and equip-
ment needed for both National Guard personnel and 
members of the Armed Forces on active duty to pro-
vide military assistance to civil authorities and for 
other domestic operations to respond to hazards 
identified in the national planning scenarios. 
(e) NATIONAL PLANNING SCENARIOS.—The plan 
shall provide for response to the following hazards: 
(1) Nuclear detonation, biological attack, bio-
logical disease outbreak/pandemic flu, the plague, 
chemical attack-blister agent, chemical attack-toxic 
industrial chemicals, chemical attack-nerve agent, 
chemical attack-chlorine tank explosion, major hurri-
cane, major earthquake, radiological attack-radio-
logical dispersal device, explosives attack-bombing 
using improvised explosive device, biological attack- 
food contamination, biological attack-foreign animal 
disease and cyber attack. 
(2) Any other hazards identified in a national 
planning scenario developed by the Homeland Secu-
rity Council. 
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SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELAT-
ING TO NATIONAL GUARD EQUIPMENT. 
Section 10541 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) Each report under this section concerning equip-
ment of the National Guard shall also include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A statement of the accuracy of the projec-
tions required by subsection (b)(5)(D) contained in 
earlier reports under this section, and an expla-
nation, if the projection was not met, of why the 
projection was not met. 
‘‘(2) A certification from the Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau setting forth an inventory for 
the preceding fiscal year of each item of equip-
ment— 
‘‘(A) for which funds were appropriated; 
‘‘(B) which was due to be procured for the 
National Guard during that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) which has not been received by a Na-
tional Guard unit as of the close of that fiscal 
year.’’. 
Æ 
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