[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2350 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2350

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the role of the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau in the assignment of Directors and Deputy 
      Directors of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2014

  Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the role of the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau in the assignment of Directors and Deputy 
      Directors of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard.

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

SECTION 1. ROLE OF THE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU IN ASSIGNMENT 
              OF DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF THE ARMY NATIONAL 
              GUARD AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

    (a) In General.--Section 10506(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``selected by 
                the Secretary of the Army'' and inserting ``recommended 
                by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, from not 
                less than three candidates identified by the Secretary 
                of the Army,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``selected by 
                the Secretary of the Air Force'' and inserting 
                ``recommended by the Chief of the National Guard 
                Bureau, from not less than three candidates identified 
                by the Secretary of the Air Force,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The officers so 
        selected'' and inserting ``The Director and Deputy Director, 
        Army National Guard, and the Director and Deputy Director, Air 
        National Guard,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments Regarding Appointment.--Paragraph (3) of 
such section is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The President'' and 
        inserting ``Consistent with paragraph (1), the President'';
            (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (D); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (E) as 
        subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
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