12 2 STA T .497PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 SEC.18 1 2 .ES TABLI S HM E N T OF NATIONAL GU A RD BUREAU AS J OINT ACTI V IT Y OF THE DE P ARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a)JOINTAC TI V IT Y O F T HED E PAR T M ENT OF DEFEN S E .—Sub-section (a) o f section 105 01 of tit l e10 ,U nite d States C ode, is a m ended b y st r i k in g‘ ‘ j oint bureau of t h eDe p artment of the Army and the Department of the Air F orce ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘joint acti v ity of the Department of Defense’’. (b) JOINT M ANPO W ER R E QU IREMENTS.— (1) I N G ENERA L .—Chapter 1011 of such title is amended by adding at the end the follo w ing new section
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eneral p ro v i s ions ‘‘ T he manpower re q uirements of the N ational G uard B ureau as a joint activity of the Department of Defense shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.’’. ( 2 ) CLERICAL AMEN D MENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘ ‘ 105 0 8.Nation a lGu a rdB ur e au
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eneral p ro v i s ions. ’ ’. SEC. 181 3 . ENHANCEMENT OF FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. (a) ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUNCTIONS.—Section 1050 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (1 4 ) and inserting before such paragraph (14) the following new para- graph (13): ‘‘(13)(A) Assisting the Secretary of Defense in facilitating and coordinating with the entities listed in subparagraph (B) the use of National Guard personnel and resources for oper- ations conducted under title 32, or in support of State missions. ‘‘(B) The entities listed in this subparagraph for purposes of subparagraph (A) are the following: ‘‘(i) O ther Federal agencies. ‘‘(ii) The Adjutants General of the States. ‘‘(iii) The United States Joint Forces Command. ‘‘(iv) The combatant command the geographic area of responsibility of which includes the United States.’’
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as para- graphs (3) through (12), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para- graph (2): ‘‘(2) The role of the National Guard Bureau in support of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force.’’. (b) CHARTER DEVELOPED AND P RESCRI B ED BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Section 10503 of such title is further amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) 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 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Air Force, shall develop’’; and Regulations.
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