,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,norton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,armed 
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to extend to the ,mayor of  
the ,district of ,columbia the same     
authority over the ,national ,guard of  
the ,district of ,columbia as the       
,governors of the several ,states       
exercise over the ,national ,guard of   
those ,states with respect to           
administration of the ,national ,guard  
and its use to respond to natural       
disasters and other civil disturbances1 
while ensuring that the ,president      
retains control of the ,national ,guard 
of the ,district of ,columbia to respond

 to homeland defense emergencies4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,district of ,columbia ,national    
,guard ,home ,rule ,act4  #b4 ,extension
 of ,national ,guard authorities to     
,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia    
7a7 ,mayor as ,commander-in-,chief      
,section #f of the ,act entitled ,an    
,act to provide for the organization of 
the militia of the ,district of         
,columbia1 and for other purposes1      
approved ,march #a1 #ahhi 7sec4 #di-dji1
 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code71 is amended by 
striking ,president of the ,united      
,states and inserting ,mayor of the     
,district of ,columbia4  7b7 ,reserve   
corps ,section #gb of such ,act 7sec4   
#di-djg1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is     
amended by striking ,president of the   
,united ,states each place it appears   
and inserting ,mayor of the ,district of
 ,columbia4  7c7 ,appointment of        
commissioned officers  7#a7 ,section    
#g7;a7 of such ,act 7sec4 #di-cja7;a71  
,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended--    

7,a7 by striking ,president of the      
,united ,states and inserting ,mayor of 
the ,district of ,columbia2 and  7,b7 by
 striking ,president4 and inserting     
,mayor44  7#b7 ,section #i of such ,act 
7sec4 #di-cjd1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7  
is amended by striking ,president and   
inserting ,mayor of the ,district of    
,columbia4  7#c7 ,section #ac of such   
,act 7sec4 #di-cje1 ,d4,c4 ,official    
,code7 is amended by striking ,president
 of the ,united ,states and inserting   
,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia4   
7#d7 ,section #ai of such ,act 7sec4    
#di-caa1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is     
amended--  7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
striking to the ,secretary of the ,army 
and all that follows through which board
 and inserting to a board of examination
 appointed by the ,commanding ,general1 
which2 and  7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by  
striking the ,secretary of the ,army and
 all that follows through the period and
 inserting the ,mayor of the ,district  
of ,columbia1 together with any         

recommendations of the ,commanding      
,general44  7#e7 ,section #bj of such   
,act 7sec4 #di-cab1 ,d4,c4 ,official    
,code7 is amended--  7,a7 by striking   
,president of the ,united ,states each  
place it appears and inserting ,mayor of
 the ,district of ,columbia2 and  7,b7  
by striking the ,president may retire   
and inserting the ,mayor may retire4    
7d7 ,call for duty  7#a7 ,section #de of
 such ,act 7sec4 #di-ajc1 ,d4,c4        
,official ,code7 is amended by striking 
1 or for the ,united ,states ,marshal   
and all that follows through shall      
thereupon order and inserting to order4 
7#b7 ,section #df of such ,act 7sec4    
#di-ajd1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is     
amended by striking the ,president and  
inserting the ,mayor of the ,district of
 ,columbia4  7e7 ,general courts martial
 ,section #ea of such ,act 7sec4        
#di-ejc1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is     
amended by striking the ,president of   
the ,united ,states and inserting the   
,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia4   

#c4 ,retention of ,presidential         
authority over use of ,national ,guard  
of the ,district of ,columbia to respond
 to homeland defense emergencies  7a7   
,in general ,chapter #i of title #cb1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #iji4 ,control of ,national   
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia for
 homeland defense activities            
,notwithstanding the authority of the   
,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia as 
the ,commander-in-,chief of the         
,national ,guard of the ,district of    
,columbia1 as provided by section #f of 
the ,act entitled ,an ,act to provide   
for the organization of the militia of  
the ,district of ,columbia1 and for     
other purposes1 approved ,march #a1     
#ahhi 7sec4 #di-dji1 ,d4,c4 ,official   
,code71 the ,president retains control  
over units and members of the ,national 
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia to 
conduct homeland defense activities that
 the ,president determines to be        

necessary and appropriate for           
participation by the ,national ,guard   
units or members4  4  7b7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #iji4 ,control of ,national      
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia for
 homeland defense activities4  4  #d4   
,conforming amendments to title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code  7a7 ,failure ,to 
satisfactorily perform prescribed       
training ,section #ajadh7;b7 of such    
title is amended by striking the        
commanding general of the ,district of  
,columbia ,national ,guard and inserting
 the ,mayor of the ,district of         
,columbia4  7b7 ,appointment of chief of
 ,national ,guard bureau ,section       
#ajejb7;a77#a7 of such title is amended 
by striking the commanding general of   
the ,district of ,columbia ,national    
,guard and inserting the ,mayor of the  
,district of ,columbia4  7c7 ,vice chief
 of ,national ,guard bureau ,section    

#ajeje7;a77#a77;,a7 of such title is    
amended by striking the commanding      
general of the ,district of ,columbia   
,national ,guard and inserting the      
,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia4   
7d7 ,other senior ,national ,guard      
bureau officers ,section #ajejf7;a77#a7 
of such title is amended by striking the
 commanding general of the ,district of 
,columbia ,national ,guard both places  
it appears and inserting the ,mayor of  
the ,district of ,columbia4  7e7        
,consent for active duty or relocation  
7#a7 ,section #abcja of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7,a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking     
commanding general of the ,district of  
,columbia ,national ,guard in the second
 sentence and inserting ,mayor of the   
,district of ,columbia2 and  7,b7 in    
subsection 7d71 by striking governor or 
other appropriate authority of the      
,state concerned and inserting governor 
of the ,state 7or1 in the case of the   
,district of ,columbia ,national ,guard1

 the ,mayor of the ,district of         
,columbia74  7#b7 ,section #abdjf of    
such title is amended by striking the   
commanding general of the ,national     
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia and
 inserting the ,mayor of the ,district  
of ,columbia4  7f7 ,consent for         
relocation of units ,section #ahbch of  
such title is amended by striking the   
commanding general of the ,national     
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia and
 inserting the ,mayor of the ,district  
of ,columbia4  #e4 ,conforming          
amendments to title #cb1 ,united ,states
 ,code  7a7 ,maintenance of other troops
 ,section #aji7;c7 of title #cb1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by striking  
7or commanding general in the case of   
the ,district of ,columbia74  7b7 ,drug 
interdiction and ,counter-,drug         
activities ,section #aab7;h77#b7 of such
 title is amended by striking the       
,commanding ,general of the ,national   
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia and
 inserting the ,mayor of the ,district  

of ,columbia4  7c7 ,additional          
assistance ,section #aac of such title  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new subsection3  7e7          
,inclusion of district of columbia ,in  
this section1 the term ,state includes  
the ,district of ,columbia4  4  7d7     
,appointment of adjutant general        
,section #cad of such title is amended--
  7#a7 by striking subsection 7b72  7#b7
 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and   
7d7 as subsections 7b7 and 7c71         
respectively2 and  7#c7 in subsection   
7b7 7as so redesignated71 by striking   
the commanding general of the ,district 
of ,columbia ,national ,guard and       
inserting the ,mayor of the ,district of
 ,columbia14  7e7 ,relief from national 
guard duty ,section #cbe7;a77#b77;,b7 of
 such title is amended by striking the  
commanding general of the ,national     
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia and
 inserting the ,mayor of the ,district  
of ,columbia4  7f7 ,authority ,to order 
,to perform ,active ,guard and ,reserve 

duty  7#a7 ,authority ,subsection 7a7 of
 section #cbh of such title is amended  
by striking the commanding general and  
inserting the ,mayor of the ,district of
 ,columbia after consultation with the  
commanding general4  7#b7 ,clerical     
amendments  7,a7 ,section heading ,the  
heading of such section is amended to   
read as follows3  #cbh4 ,active ,guard  
and ,reserve duty3 authority of chief   
executive  4  7,b7 ,table of sections   
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #c of such title is amended  
by striking the item relating to section
 #cbh and inserting the following new   
item3  #cbh4 ,active ,guard and ,reserve
 duty3 authority of chief executive4  4 
7g7 ,personnel matters ,section #eje of 
such title is amended by striking       
commanding general of the ,national     
,guard of the ,district of ,columbia in 
the first sentence and inserting ,mayor 
of the ,district of ,columbia4  7h7     
,national ,guard challenge program      
,section #eji of such title is amended--

  7#a7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by        
striking the commanding general of the  
,district of ,columbia ,national ,guard1
 under which the ,governor or the       
commanding general and inserting the    
,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia1   
under which the ,governor or the ,mayor2
  7#b7 in subsection 7g77#b71 by        
striking the commanding general of the  
,district of ,columbia ,national ,guard 
and inserting the ,mayor of the         
,district of ,columbia2  7#c7 in        
subsection 7j71 by striking the         
commanding general of the ,district of  
,columbia ,national ,guard and inserting
 the ,mayor of the ,district of         
,columbia2 and  7#d7 in subsection 7k71 
by striking the commanding general of   
the ,district of ,columbia ,national    
,guard and inserting the ,mayor of the  
,district of ,columbia4  7i7 ,issuance  
of supplies ,section #gjb7;a7 of such   
title is amended by striking commanding 
general of the ,national ,guard of the  
,district of ,columbia and inserting    

,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia4   
7j7 ,appointment of fiscal officer      
,section #gjh7;a7 of such title is      
amended by striking commanding general  
of the ,national ,guard of the ,district
 of ,columbia and inserting ,mayor of   
the ,district of ,columbia4  #f4        
,conforming amendment to the ,district  
of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act ,section  
#fjb7;b7 of the ,district of ,columbia  
,home ,rule ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;b71   
,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by   
striking the ,national ,guard of the    
,district of ,columbia14