Air National Guard Talking Points
February 27, 2012: Letter to Carl Levin and John McCain
February 26, 2012: Letter on National Guard from Governor's Association
Historic Victory For Guard Comes On Its 375th Birthday
H.R. 1540 Conference Report Analysis and Highlights
Highlights of relevant sections of the reported out bill, H.R. 1540, are
described below:
- Sec. 131: Reduces the floor for Air Force strategic airlift from 316 to
301.
- Sec. 112: Requires Army to offer C-23 aircraft to states upon retirement
and requires a report on title 10 and title 32 capabilities.
- Removed in Conference: Does NOT require the AF to transfer C-12 aircraft
to the Army (Senate bill language of S. 1867, Sec. 156).
- Sec. 312: Improves Sikes Act coverage of state owned facilities used for
National Defense.
- Sec. 362: Instructs the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a review of the Department of Defense system for Space-Available
travel.
- Sec. 511 and Sec. 512: Includes the Chief of the National Guard Bureau as
a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and re-designates the position of the
Director of the Joint Staff of the National Guard Bureau as the Vice Chief
of the National Guard Bureau.
- Sec. 515: Authorizes RC members to active duty for preplanned and
budgeted missions (12304).
- Sec. 518: Requires that whenever officers of the armed forces are
considered for appointment to the position of Commander, Army North Command
or Commander, Air Force North Command, fully qualified officers of the
National Guard and Reserves must be considered for these positions.
- Sec. 575: Extends rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act to certain National Guard duty under title 32 when
such service was authorized by the President or Secretary of Defense for the
purpose of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and
supported by federal funds.
- Sec. 611- The conferees agreed to a 1.6 percent increase in military pay.
- Sec. 651- Establishes a Death Gratuity and related benefits for Reserves
who die during an authorized stay at their residence during or between
successive days of inactive duty training.
- Sec. 661: Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on basic
allowance for housing for National Guard members transitioning between
full-time National Guard duty under title 32, United States Code, and active
duty under title 10, United States Code.
- Sec. 703: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide members of the
reserve components performing inactive duty training during scheduled unit
training assemblies access to mental health assessments with a licensed
mental health professional.
- Sec. 1003A: Requires that the Department of Defense, in its future-years
defense program submitted with its annual budget request, to display
separately the estimated expenditures and item quantities for each reserve
component of the armed forces.
- Sec. 1080A: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a
report setting forth an analysis of the costs of a sample of deployable
units of the active components of the armed forces and the costs of a sample
of similar deployable units of the reserve components of the armed forces.
- Sec. 1085: Authorizes up to $3M for US and foreign civilian personnel
participating in the SPP program.
- Sec. 4101 and 4102: $325 million for National Guard and Reserve
Equipment.
The final vote is expected in the House by Wednesday or Thursday and in the
Senate by Thursday or Friday.
October 2011 - Joint Select Committee Letter
Serious Questions
NGAUS Alert #11-18 - Rallying the rank and file of the National Guard
http://www.ngaus.org/content.asp?bid=1805
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