S.Amdt. 4077

SA 4077. Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Warnock, Mrs.
Blackburn, and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 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 A of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1004. INCREASED TRANSFER AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE THE
NATIONAL GUARD FOR DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL
AUTHORITIES ACTIONS.

(a) Transfer Authority.--Notwithstanding section 2214 of
title 10, United States Code, and subject to subsection (b),
the Secretary of Defense may transfer without limitation
amounts necessary to reimburse the National Guard for Defense
Support of Civil Authorities actions upon a written request
from the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to the Secretary
and Congress detailing the need for the transfer and the
estimated costs.
(b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the Secretary
transfers amount pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary
and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall jointly
submit to Congress a report detailing the costs associated
with the Defense Support of Civil Authorities actions
reimbursed pursuant to such transfer.
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