S.Amdt. 2113

SA 2113. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Tester) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON
CERTAIN USES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the use of the National Guard when
members and units of the National Guard are performing
training or duty under the authorities in title 32, United
States Code.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description and assessment of the use of the National
Guard to perform or support Federally funded operations or
missions under title 32, United States Code, during the
period beginning on October 1, 1999, and ending on the date
of the enactment of this Act, including operations or
missions related to any of the following:
(A) Airport security.
(B) Disaster relief support.
(C) Support for, or direct participation in, law
enforcement activities, including, but not limited to, law
enforcement activities along the United States border.
(D) Cybersecurity and intelligence support.
(E) Pandemic response in connection with the Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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(F) Response to protests for racial justice.
(2) A description and assessment of the cost of the use of
the National Guard as described pursuant to each of
subparagraphs (C) and (F) of paragraph (1).
(3) An assessment of the availability of Federal benefits
for members National Guard in performing or supporting any
operations or missions described pursuant to paragraph (1).
(4) A description and assessment of the deployment of
National Guard units to the District of Columbia from
jurisdictions outside the District of Columbia in connection
with any operations or missions described pursuant to
paragraph (1), and an assessment of the command and control
procedures during such deployments.
(5) An assessment whether any National Guard personnel
performing training or duty (whether pursuant to title 10,
United States Code, title 32, United States Code, or in State
status) during the period described in paragraph (1)
performed or supported law enforcement functions.
(6) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General
considers appropriate (including recommendations for
legislative or administrative action) to reform or clarify
authorities on training or duty of members of the National
Guard under title 32, United States Code.
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