To express the sense of the Senate to emphasize that financial assistance may be provided for the performance of activities by the Army National Guard without use of competitive procedures under standard exceptions to the use of such procedures.

1. Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON APPLICABILITY OF COMPETITION EXCEPTIONS TO ELIGIBILITY OF NATIONAL GUARD FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERFORMANCE OF ADDITIONAL DUTIES at the end of subtitle A of title VIII

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   In S. 1042 · Public Print

   It is the sense of the Senate that the amendment made by section 806 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2010) permits the Secretary of Defense to provide financial assistance to the Army National Guard for the performance of additional duties specified in section 113(a) of title 32, United States Code, without the use of competitive procedures under the standard exceptions to the use of such procedures in accordance with section 2304(c) of title 10, United States Code.

   Inserted: SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON APPLICABILITY OF COMPETITION EXCEPTIONS TO ELIGIBILITY OF NATIONAL GUARD FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERFORMANCE OF ADDITIONAL DUTIES.

   Inserted: It is the sense of the Senate that the amendment made by section 806 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2010) permits the Secretary of Defense to provide financial assistance to the Army National Guard for the performance of additional duties specified in section 113(a) of title 32, United States Code, without the use of competitive procedures under the standard exceptions to the use of such procedures in accordance with section 2304(c) of title 10, United States Code.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle A of title VIII, add the following:

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