Guarding Readiness Resources Act

Bill: 119-hr-1695
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2025-02-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Guarding Readiness Resources Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the treatment of funds received by the National Guard Bureau as a reimbursement from a state or other U.S. territory (e.g., Guam) for the use of military property.</p><p>Specifically, the funds must be credited to (1) the appropriation, fund, or account used in incurring the obligation; or (2) an appropriation, fund, or account currently available for the purposes of which the expenditures were made. Further, the funds may only be used by the Department of Defense for the repair, maintenance, replacement, or other similar functions related directly to assets used by National Guard units while operating under state active duty status.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1695 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Harrigan (for himself, Mr. Neguse , Mr. Murphy , and Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for the crediting of funds received by the National Guard Bureau as reimbursement from States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guarding Readiness Resources Act . 2. Treatment of funds received by National Guard Bureau as reimbursement from States Section 710 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Treatment of reimbursed funds Any funds received by the National Guard Bureau from a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands as reimbursement under this section for the use of military property— (1) shall be credited to— (A) the appropriation, fund, or account used in incurring the obligation; or (B) an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account currently available for the purposes for which the expenditures were made; and (2) may only be used by the Department of Defense for the repair, maintenance, replacement, or other similar functions related directly to assets used by National Guard units while operating under State active duty status. .