S.Amdt. 3992

SA 3992. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3951 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF DOMESTIC USE OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not
later than 15 days after the date on which the President
deploys or otherwise uses members of the National Guard at a
location in the United States pursuant to chapter 13 or 15 of
title 10, United States Code, or any other law or authority,
the President shall submit to Congress a report on the use or
deployment that includes--
(1) the precise legal basis and goals of the President for
the deployment or other use, including any evidence
substantiating the assessment of the President;
(2) a description of the effect of such deployment or use
on any situation identified in such justification, including
any specific reports of any interactions between members of
the National Guard and civilians engaged in violence or
threats of violence;
(3) reports from local and State law enforcement agencies
describing any such interactions, including the extent of
actual violence or threat of violence, and the assessment of
such agencies of the propriety of deployment or other use of
members of the National Guard;
(4) an identification of the total cost to the Federal
Government of such deployment or use, including any indirect
costs borne by the Department of Defense; and
(5) a certification that such deployment or use of the
members of the National Guard will not interfere with the
ability of the Armed Forces to respond in the event of a
disaster that could be covered by a presidential declaration
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect
to the use or deployment of members of the National Guard at
a location in the United States pursuant to a presidential
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in response
to a natural disaster or other weather-related event.
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