National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008
Latest action · Mar 13, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2146-2148)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008 - Adds the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Chief) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Requires the Chief to: (1) identify gaps between federal and state military capabilities to prepare for and respond to emergencies; and (2) make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense for military assistance to civil authorities to address such gaps. Requires annual defense budget documents to specify separate amounts for training and equipment for the National Guard for military assistance to civil authorities and other domestic operations.
Redesignates the: (1) Director and Deputy Director of the Army National Guard as the Vice Chief and Deputy Vice Chief of the Army National Guard; and (2) Director and Deputy Director of the Air National Guard as the Vice Chief and Deputy Vice Chief of the Air National Guard. Treats Vice Chief service as an adjutant general as joint duty experience for assignment or promotion purposes.
States that the United States Northern Command and the United States Pacific Command shall be the combatant commands principally responsible for the military support of civil authorities in the United States. Requires the Commander of each Command and the Chief to enter into a memorandum of understanding setting forth the operational relationships, and individual roles and responsibilities, during responses to domestic emergencies among such Commands and the National Guard Bureau.
Directs the Secretary to assure that tactical control of the Armed Forces on duty within a state or possession is vested in the governor thereof when such forces are engaged in emergency response activities.
Requires the officer serving as: (1) Commander of Army North Command to be an officer in the Army National Guard; and (2) Commander of Air Force North Command to be an officer in the Air National Guard. Expresses the sense of Congress that, in assigning officers to such positions, the President should afford a preference to officers who have served as a state adjutant general.
Requires at least one of each of three specified commander and deputy commander joint task force positions to be an officer in the Army or Air National Guard.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2008 to Sep 17, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | May 6, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 19, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Mar 13, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2145-2146)
- Mar 13, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2146-2148)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2145Text printed S2146–S2148Summaries S2148 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (text) | Mar 13, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5603 | National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008 | Related bill | Apr 10, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced in Senate
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