3.0.0 2658 2023-01-13T04:48:35Z 2023-01-13T04:48:35Z Senate S S 2006-04-26 109 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-04-26T20:59:21Z National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006 109 5200 HR 2006-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2006-04-26 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2006-04-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3593-3596) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2006-04-26 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2006-05-03 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2006-05-03 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2006-05-03 False B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2006-05-03 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2006-05-03 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2006-05-03 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2006-05-03 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2006-05-03 False D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2006-05-09 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2006-05-09 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2006-05-09 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2006-05-11 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2006-05-15 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2006-05-15 False D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2006-05-15 False G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2006-05-15 False S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2006-05-16 False B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. 2006-05-16 False J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2006-05-18 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2006-05-19 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-05-22 False N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2006-05-24 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2006-05-25 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2006-06-06 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2006-06-06 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2006-06-07 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2006-06-07 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2006-06-09 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2006-06-13 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2006-06-14 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-06-14 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2006-06-14 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2006-06-20 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2006-06-21 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2006-06-26 False B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2006-06-26 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2006-06-26 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2006-06-27 False Armed Forces and National Security Air force Armed forces reserves Army Congressional reporting requirements Defense budgets Defense contracts Defense procurement Department of Defense Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Military and naval supplies Military civic action Military command and control Military promotions Military training National Guard Officer personnel Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-18T20:41:31Z National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006 - Expands the: (1) authority of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Bureau) to include membership on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) (and raises the grade of the Chief from lieutenant general to general); and (2) functions of the Bureau to include facilitating and coordinating, with other federal agencies and the states, the use of Guard personnel and resources for, and in, contingency operations, military operations other than war, natural disasters, and support of civil authorities.

Directs the Chief to: (1) identify gaps between federal and state capabilities to prepare for and respond to emergencies; and (2) make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on Guard programs and activities to address such gaps.

Requires annual Department of Defense (DOD) budget justification documents to include separate amounts for Guard training and equipment for military assistance to civil authorities and other domestic operations.

Establishes within the JCS an Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters.

Expresses the sense of Congress calling for consideration of eligible reserve officers for promotion to the grades of lieutenant general or vice admiral on the active duty list.

Requires the position of Deputy Commander of the U.S. Northern Command to be filled by a qualified Guard officer eligible for promotion to the grade of lieutenant general.

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