[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2053. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2044 submitted by Mr. 
Barrasso (for himself and Mr. Enzi) and intended to be proposed to the 
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, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, 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 E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1049. USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN 
                   FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES.

       The Secretary of Defense may authorize members and units of 
     the National Guard performing duty under section 328(b), 
     502(f), or 709(a) of title 32, United States Code, or on 
     active duty under title 10, United States Code, to support 
     firefighting operations, missions, and activities, including 
     aerial firefighting employment of the Mobile Airborne 
     Firefighting System (MAFFS), undertaken in support of a 
     request from the National Interagency Fire Center or another 
     Federal agency.
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