[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 38 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 38

   To specify the Federal share of the costs of certain duty of the 
    National Guard in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 25, 2021

  Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Tester, Mr. Bennet, 
 Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To specify the Federal share of the costs of certain duty of the 
    National Guard in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

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

SECTION 1. FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS OF CERTAIN DUTY OF MEMBERS OF THE 
              NATIONAL GUARD IN CONNECTION WITH THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 
              2019.

    (a) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of duty 
performed by members of the National Guard under section 502(f) of 
title 32, United States Code, for a mission assignment validated by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pursuant to a declaration 
specified in subsection (b) shall be 100 percent.
    (b) Declarations.--A declaration specified in this subsection is 
any declaration as follows:
            (1) A major disaster declared by the President under 
        section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) with respect to the 
        Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
            (2) An emergency declared by the President under section 
        501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) with respect to the Coronavirus 
        Disease 2019.
            (3) A national emergency declared by the President under 
        the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with 
        respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019.
            (4) A public health emergency declared under section 319 of 
        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to 
        the Coronavirus Disease 2019.
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