[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6294 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6294

 To amend titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code to authorize 
  the establishment of units of the National Guard in American Samoa.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2012

   Mr. Faleomavaega (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Sablan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code to authorize 
  the establishment of units of the National Guard in American Samoa.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN AMERICAN 
              SAMOA.

    (a) Title 32 (National Guard) Amendments.--
            (1) Inclusion of american samoa in definition of 
        territory.--Section 101(1) of title 32, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``includes Guam'' and inserting ``means 
        American Samoa, Guam,''.
            (2) Branches and organizations.--Section 103 of such title 
        is amended by striking ``Guam, and the Virgin Islands'' and 
        inserting ``and each Territory''.
            (3) Units: location; organization; command.--Section 104 of 
        such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking ``Guam, 
                and the Virgin Islands'' and inserting ``and each 
                Territory''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Guam, or the 
                Virgin Islands'' and inserting ``or a Territory''.
            (4) Availability of appropriations.--Section 107(b) of such 
        title is amended by striking ``Guam, or the Virgin Islands'' 
        and inserting ``or a Territory''.
            (5) Maintenance of other troops.--Section 109 of such title 
        is amended by striking ``Guam, or the Virgin Islands'' and 
        inserting ``or a Territory''.
            (6) Adjutants general.--Section 314 of such title is 
        amended by striking ``Guam, and the Virgin Islands'' both 
        places it appears and inserting ``and each Territory''.
            (7) Detail of regular members.--Section 315 of such title 
        is amended by striking ``Guam, and the Virgin Islands'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``and each Territory''.
            (8) Termination of appointment.--Section 324(b) of such 
        title is amended by striking ``or the District of Columbia, 
        Guam, or the Virgin Islands'' and inserting ``, the District of 
        Columbia, or the Territory''.
            (9) Relief from national guard duty when ordered to active 
        duty.--Section 325(a) of such title is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Guam, or the Virgin Islands'' the 
                first two places it appears and inserting ``the 
                Territory,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, Guam, or the Virgin Islands'' 
                the third place it appears and inserting ``or 
                Territory''.
            (10) Composition of courts-martial.--Section 326 of such 
        title is amended by striking ``Guam, and the Virgin Islands'' 
        and inserting ``or Territory''.
            (11) Convening authority of courts-martial.--Section 327(a) 
        of such title is amended by striking ``Guam, and the Virgin 
        Islands'' and inserting ``or Territory''.
            (12) Governor's authority.--Section 328(a) of such title is 
        amended by striking ``, Guam, or the Virgin Islands'' and 
        inserting ``or Territory''.
            (13) Training generally.--Section 501(b) of such title is 
        amended by striking ``Guam, and the Virgin Islands'' and 
        inserting ``and each Territory''.
            (14) Support of training operations and training 
        missions.--Section 502(f)(2)(B)(i) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``or possessions'' and inserting ``or Territory or 
        possession''.
            (15) Participation in field exercises.--Section 503(b) of 
        such title is amended by striking ``Guam, or the Virgin 
        Islands'' and inserting ``or Territory''.
            (16) National guard schools and small arms competitions.--
        Section 504(b) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``territory'' and inserting ``Territory''.
            (17) Attendance at army and air force schools.--Section 505 
        of such title is amended in the first sentence by striking 
        ``Guam, and the Virgin Islands'' and inserting ``or 
        Territory''.
            (18) National guard youth challenge program.--Section 
        509(l)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``the 
        territories'' and inserting ``each Territory''.
            (19) Issue of supplies.--Section 702(a) of such title is 
        amended by striking ``Guam, and the Virgin Islands'' and 
        inserting ``or Territory''.
            (20) Purchases of supplies from army or air force.--Section 
        703 of such title is amended by striking ``Guam, or the Virgin 
        Islands'' both places it appears and inserting ``or 
        Territory''.
            (21) Accountability.--Section 704 of such title is amended 
        by striking ``Guam, or the Virgin Islands'' and inserting ``or 
        Territory''.
            (22) Property and fiscal officers.--Section 708 of such 
        title is amended by striking ``Guam, and the Virgin Islands'' 
        both places it appears and inserting ``and Territory''.
            (23) Employment, use, and status of technicians.--Section 
        709(a)(3)(C) of such title is amended by striking ``or 
        possessions'' and inserting ``, a Territory, or possession''.
            (24) Accountability for property issued to the national 
        guard.--Section 710 of such title is amended by striking 
        ``Guam, or the Virgin Islands'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``or a Territory''.
            (25) Disposition of obsolete or condemned property.--
        Section 711 of such title is amended by striking ``Guam, and 
        the Virgin Islands'' and inserting ``and Territory''.
            (26) Disposition of proceeds of condemned stores issued to 
        national guard.--Section 712(1) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``Guam, or the Virgin Islands,'' and inserting ``or a 
        Territory''.
            (27) Settlements for property loss, personal injury, or 
        death.--Section 715(c) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``or Puerto Rico'' and inserting ``, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, or a Territory''.
    (b) Title 10 Amendments.--
            (1) Militia duty exemptions.--Section 312(a)(2) of such 
        title is amended by inserting ``American Samoa,'' before 
        ``Guam''.
            (2) Detail of army national guard as students, observers, 
        and investigators at educational institutions, industrial 
        plants, and hospitals.--Section 4301(c) of such title is 
        amended by inserting ``American Samoa,'' before ``Guam''.
            (3) Detail of air national guard as students, observers, 
        and investigators at educational institutions, industrial 
        plants, and hospitals.--Section 9301(c) of such title is 
        amended by inserting ``American Samoa,'' before ``Guam''.
            (4) Definition of state for division e.--Section 10001 of 
        such title is amended by inserting ``American Samoa,'' before 
        ``and Guam''.
            (5) Detail for organizing, administering, etc., reserve 
        components.--Section 12310(c)(7) of such title is amended by 
        inserting ``American Samoa,'' before ``Guam''.
    (c) Title 37 Definitions.--Section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``American Samoa,'' 
        before ``Guam''; and
            (2) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``American Samoa,'' 
        before ``Guam''.
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