[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3547-S3548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2113. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van Hollen, 
Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Tester) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2021 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
                   CERTAIN USES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the use of the National Guard when 
     members and units of the National Guard are performing 
     training or duty under the authorities in title 32, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description and assessment of the use of the National 
     Guard to perform or support Federally funded operations or 
     missions under title 32, United States Code, during the 
     period beginning on October 1, 1999, and ending on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, including operations or 
     missions related to any of the following:
       (A) Airport security.
       (B) Disaster relief support.
       (C) Support for, or direct participation in, law 
     enforcement activities, including, but not limited to, law 
     enforcement activities along the United States border.
       (D) Cybersecurity and intelligence support.
       (E) Pandemic response in connection with the Coronavirus 
     Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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       (F) Response to protests for racial justice.
       (2) A description and assessment of the cost of the use of 
     the National Guard as described pursuant to each of 
     subparagraphs (C) and (F) of paragraph (1).
       (3) An assessment of the availability of Federal benefits 
     for members National Guard in performing or supporting any 
     operations or missions described pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (4) A description and assessment of the deployment of 
     National Guard units to the District of Columbia from 
     jurisdictions outside the District of Columbia in connection 
     with any operations or missions described pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), and an assessment of the command and control 
     procedures during such deployments.
       (5) An assessment whether any National Guard personnel 
     performing training or duty (whether pursuant to title 10, 
     United States Code, title 32, United States Code, or in State 
     status) during the period described in paragraph (1) 
     performed or supported law enforcement functions.
       (6) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate (including recommendations for 
     legislative or administrative action) to reform or clarify 
     authorities on training or duty of members of the National 
     Guard under title 32, United States Code.
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