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CONGRESS 1

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ESSION

S. 130

To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

J

ANUARY

28, 2021 Mr. V

AN

H

OLLEN

(for himself, Mr. C

ARPER

, Mr. B

LUMENTHAL

, Ms. B

ALD

-

WIN

, Mr. M

ARKEY

, Mr. W

YDEN

, Mr. C

ARDIN

, Mr. K

AINE

, Mr. D

URBIN

, Mr. C

ASEY

, Ms. D

UCKWORTH

, Ms. C

ORTEZ

M

ASTO

, Mr. H

EINRICH

, and Mr. W

ARNER

) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and re-ferred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exer-cise over the National Guard of those States with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturb-ances, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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S 130 IS

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia

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National Guard Home Rule Act’’.

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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES TO

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MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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(a) M

AYOR AS

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OMMANDER

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IN

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HIEF

.—Section 6 of

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the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the organization

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of the militia of the District of Columbia, and for other

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purposes’’, approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49–409, D.C.

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Official Code), is amended by striking ‘‘President of the

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United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of

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Columbia’’.

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(b) R

ESERVE

C

ORPS

.—Section 72 of such Act (sec.

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49–407, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking

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‘‘President of the United States’’ each place it appears

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and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.

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(c) A

PPOINTMENT OF

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OMMISSIONED

O

FFICERS

.—

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(1) Section 7(a) of such Act (sec. 49–301(a), D.C. Official

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Code) is amended—

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(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United

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States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Co-

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lumbia’’; and

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(B) by striking ‘‘President.’’ and inserting

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‘‘Mayor.’’.

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S 130 IS

(2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49–304, D.C. Official

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Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting

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‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.

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Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President of the United

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States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Colum-

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bia’’.

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Code) is amended—

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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to the Sec-

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retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through

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‘‘which board’’ and inserting ‘‘to a board of exam-

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ination appointed by the Commanding General,

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which’’; and

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(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Sec-

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retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through the

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period and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of

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Columbia, together with any recommendations of the

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Commanding General.’’.

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Code) is amended—

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(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United

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States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor

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of the District of Columbia’’; and

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