[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1592. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 417. CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU AUTHORITY 
                   RELATING TO ALLOCATIONS TO STATES OF AUTHORIZED 
                   NUMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Mandatory Review and Authorized Reduction.--
       (1) In general.--The Chief of the National Guard Bureau--
       (A) shall review each fiscal year the number of members of 
     the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air 
     National Guard of the United States serving in each State; 
     and
       (B) if the Chief of the National Guard Bureau makes the 
     determination described in paragraph (2) with respect to a 
     State in a fiscal year, may reduce the number of members of 
     the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air 
     National Guard of the United States, as applicable, to be 
     allocated to serve in such State during the succeeding fiscal 
     year.
       (2) Determination.--A determination described in this 
     paragraph is a determination with respect to a State that, 
     during any three of the five fiscal years ending in the 
     fiscal year in which such determination is made, the number 
     of members of the Army National Guard of the United States or 
     the Air National Guard of the United States serving in such 
     State is or was fewer than the number authorized for the 
     applicable fiscal year
       (b) Administration of Reductions.--In administering 
     reductions under subsection (a)(1)(B), the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau shall seek to ensure that--
       (1) the number of members of the Army National Guard of the 
     United States and the Air National Guard of the United States 
     serving in each State each fiscal year is commensurate with 
     the National Guard force structure in such State during such 
     fiscal year; and
       (2) the number of members of the National Guard serving on 
     full-time duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
     recruiting, instructing, or training the National Guard 
     serving in each State during each fiscal year is commensurate 
     with the National Guard force structure in such State during 
     such fiscal year.
       (c) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     whenever the Chief of the National Guard Bureau considers 
     changes to force structure or unit location for the National 
     Guard, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau should focus 
     solely on readiness, capability, efficiencies, and costs, 
     rather than attempting to ensure equality among the States.
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