3.0.0 430 2023-01-11T20:04:36Z 2023-01-11T20:04:36Z Senate S S 2007-01-30 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2007-04-24T21:50:01Z ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-30T18:59:02Z National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 110 718 HR 2007-02-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2007-04-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Committee 2007-01-30 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2007-01-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1302-1305) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-30 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 2007-01-30 True N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2007-01-30 True S000663 Sen. 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[R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-04-25 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2007-05-02 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-05-03 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-05-03 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-05-07 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-05-08 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2007-05-09 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-05-10 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-05-10 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-05-11 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2007-05-15 False V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2007-05-24 False E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2007-05-24 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-06-13 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-06-18 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2008-02-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Air force Armed forces reserves Army Biological warfare Chemical warfare Computer crimes Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Defense budgets Defense contracts Defense procurement Department of Defense Disaster relief Disasters Earthquakes Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Executive reorganization Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Hurricanes Labor and Employment Military and naval supplies Military civic action Military command and control Military promotions Military training National Guard Nuclear terrorism Officer personnel Science, Technology, Communications Terrorism Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-01-30 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-28T21:04:39Z National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007 - 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.

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.

Treats service as a Bureau adjutant general as joint duty experience.

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.

Requires an annual plan for the use of the Armed Forces and National Guard for responding to disasters and acts of terrorism.

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