To require reports on the utilization of the National Guard and Reserves.

1. Adds Sec. 316. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: at the end of title I

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   (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms "appropriate committees of Congress", "military construction", and "military installation" have the meanings given such terms in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code, except that, with respect to military construction in a foreign country, the term "military installation" includes not only buildings, structures, and other improvements to real property under the operational control of the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense, but also any building, structure, or other improvement to real property to be used by the Armed Forces, regardless of whether such use is anticipated to be temporary or of longer duration; and further excepting that "appropriate committees of Congress" shall include the Subcommittees on Military Construction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives.

   Inserted: Sec. 316. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The National Guard and Reserves have served the Nation in times of national crises for more than 200 years. The National Guard and Reserves are a critical component of homeland security and national defense.

   Inserted: (2) The current deployments of many members of the National Guard and Reserve have made them absent from their communities for an abnormally long time. This has diminished the ability of the National Guard to conduct its State missions.

   Inserted: (3) Many members of the National Guard and Reserves have been on active duty for more than a year, and many more have had their tours of active duty involuntarily extended while overseas.

   Inserted: (b) Report on Utilization of National Guard and Reserves.--(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the utilization of the National Guard and Reserves in support of contingency operations during fiscal year 2004.

   Inserted: (2) The report under this subsection shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) Information on each National Guard and Reserve unit currently deployed, including--

   Inserted: (i) the unit name or designation;

   Inserted: (ii) the number of personnel deployed;

   Inserted: (iii) the projected return date to home station; and

   Inserted: (iv) the schedule, if any, for the replacement of the unit with a Regular unit.

   Inserted: (B) Information on current operations tempo, including--

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   Inserted: (i) the length of deployment of each National Guard and Reserve unit currently deployed, organized by unit and by State;

   Inserted: (ii) in the case of each National Guard and Reserve unit on active duty during the two-year period ending on the date of the report, the aggregate amount of time on active duty during such two-year period; and

   Inserted: (iii) the percentage of National Guard and Reserve forces in the total deployed force in each current domestic and overseas contingency operation.

   Inserted: (C) Information on current recruitment and retention of National Guard and Reserve personnel, including--

   Inserted: (i) any shortfalls in recruitment and retention;

   Inserted: (ii) any plans to address such shortfalls or otherwise to improve recruitment or retention; and

   Inserted: (iii) the effects on recruitment and retention over the long term of extended periods of activation of National Guard or Reserve personnel.

   Inserted: (3) The report under this subsection shall be organized in a format that permits a ready assessment of the deployment of the National Guard and Reserves by State, by various geographic regions of the United States, and by Armed Force.

   Inserted: (c) Report on Effects of Utilization of National Guard and Reserves on Law Enforcement and Homeland Security.--(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in consultation with the chief executive officers of the States, submit to Congress a report on the effects of the deployment of the National Guard and Reserves on law enforcement and homeland security in the United States.

   Inserted: (2) The report under this subsection shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) The number of civilian first responders on active duty with the National Guard or Reserves who are currently deployed overseas.

   Inserted: (B) The number of first responder personnel of the National Guard or Reserves who are currently deployed overseas.

   Inserted: (C) An assessment by State of the ability of the States to respond to emergencies without currently deployed National Guard personnel.

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   At the end of title I, insert the following:

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