,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fda ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ac1 #bjac ,ms4 ,bordallo 7for herself and ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 to codify the ,national ,guard ,state ,partnership ,program regarding the funding sources for and purposes of the program and specifying certain limitations on the use of such funding4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,guard ,state ,partnership ,program ,enhancement ,act4 #b4 ,codification of ,national ,guard ,state ,partnership ,program 7a7 ,state ,partnership ,program 7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aaf4 ,state ,partnership ,program 7a7 ,purposes of program ,the purposes of the ,state ,partnership ,program of the ,national ,guard are the following3 7#a7 ,to support the objectives of the commander of the combatant command for the theater of operations in which such contacts and activities are conducted4 7#b7 ,to support the objectives of the ,united ,states chief of mission of the partner nation with which contacts and activities are conducted4 7#c7 ,to build international partnerships and defense and security capacity4 7#d7 ,to strengthen cooperation between the departments and agencies of the ,united ,states ,government and agencies of foreign governments to support building of defense and security capacity4 7#e7 ,to facilitate intergovernmental collaboration between the ,united ,states ,government and foreign governments in the areas of defense and security4 7#f7 ,to facilitate and enhance the exchange of information between the ,united ,states ,government and foreign governments on matters relating to defense and security4 7b7 ,availability of appropriated funds for program 7#a7 ,funds appropriated to the ,department of ,defense1 including funds appropriated for the ,air and ,army ,national ,guard1 shall be available for the payment of costs incurred by the ,national ,guard to conduct activities under the ,state ,partnership ,program1 whether those costs are incurred inside or outside the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,costs incurred by the ,national ,guard and covered under paragraph 7#a7 may include the following3 7,a7 ,costs of pay and allowances of members of the ,national ,guard4 7,b7 ,travel and necessary expenses of ,united ,states personnel outside of the ,department of ,defense in support of the ,state ,partnership ,program4 7,c7 ,travel and necessary expenses of foreign participants directly supporting activities under the ,state ,partnership ,program4 7c7 ,limitations on use of funds 7#a7 ,funds shall not be available under subsection 7b7 for activities conducted in a foreign country unless jointly approved by-- 7,a7 the commander of the combatant command concerned2 and 7,b7 the chief of mission concerned1 with the concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state4 7#b7 ,funds shall not be available under subsection 7b7 for the participation of a member of the ,national ,guard in activities in a foreign country unless the member is on active duty in the armed forces at the time of such participation4 7#c7 ,funds shall not be available under subsection 7b7 for interagency activities involving ,united ,states civilian personnel or foreign civilian personnel unless the participation of such personnel in such activities-- 7,a7 contributes to responsible management of defense resources2 7,b7 fosters greater respect for and understanding of the principle of civilian control of the military2 7,c7 contributes to cooperation between the ,united ,states armed forces and civilian governmental agencies and foreign military and civilian government agencies2 or 7,d7 improves international partnerships and capacity on matters relating to defense and security4 7d7 ,reimbursement 7#a7 ,in the event of the participation of ,united ,states ,government participants 7other than personnel of the ,department of ,defense7 in activities for which payment is made under subsection 7b71 the head of the department or agency concerned shall reimburse the ,secretary of ,defense for the costs associated with the participation of such personnel in such contacts and activities4 7#b7 ,amounts received under paragraph 7#a7 shall be deposited in the appropriation or account from which amounts for the payment concerned were derived4 ,any amounts so deposited shall be merged with amounts in such appropriation or account1 and shall be available for the same purposes1 and subject to the same conditions and limitations1 as amounts in such appropriation or account4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term ,state ,partnership ,program means a program that establishes a defense and security relationship between the ,national ,guard of a ,state or territory and the military and security forces1 and related disaster management1 emergency response1 and security ministries1 of a foreign country4 7#b7 ,the term activities1 for purposes of the ,state ,partnership ,program1 means any military-to-military activities or interagency activities for a purpose set forth in subsection 7a77#a74 7#c7 ,the term interagency activities means the following3 7,a7 ,contacts between members of the ,national ,guard and foreign civilian personnel outside the ministry of defense of the foreign country concerned on a matter within the core competencies of the ,national ,guard4 7,b7 ,contacts between ,united ,states civilian personnel and members of the military and security forces of a foreign country or foreign civilian personnel on a matter within the core competencies of the ,national ,guard4 7#d7 ,the term matter within the core competencies of the ,national ,guard means matters with respect to the following3 7,a7 ,disaster response and mitigation4 7,b7 ,defense support to civil authorities4 7,c7 ,consequence management and installation protection4 7,d7 ,response to a chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 or explosives 7,,cbrne7 event4 7,e7 ,border and port security and cooperation with civilian law enforcement4 7,f7 ,search and rescue4 7,g7 ,medicine4 7,h7 ,counter-drug and counter-narcotics activities4 7,i7 ,public affairs4 7,j7 ,employer support and family support for reserve forces4 7#e7 ,the term ,united ,states civilian personnel means the following3 7,a7 ,personnel of the ,united ,states ,government 7including personnel of departments and agencies of the ,united ,states ,government other than the ,department of ,defense7 and personnel of ,state and local governments of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,members and employees of the legislative branch of the ,united ,states ,government4 7,c7 ,non-governmental individuals4 7#f7 ,the term foreign civilian personnel means the following3 7,a7 ,civilian personnel of a foreign government at any level 7including personnel of ministries other than ministries of defense74 7,b7 ,non-governmental individuals of a foreign country4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #a of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 #aaf4 ,state ,partnership ,program4 4 7b7 ,repeal of superseded authority ,section #abaj of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #abc ,stat4 #beag2 #cb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajg note7 is repealed4