,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,hirono introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to expand the role of the
 ,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau 
in the assignment of ,directors and     
,deputy ,directors of the ,army         
,national ,guard and ,air ,national     
,guard4  #a4  ,role of the ,chief of the
 ,national ,guard ,bureau in assignment 
of ,directors and ,deputy ,directors of 
the ,army ,national ,guard and ,air     
,national ,guard  7a7  ,in general      
,section #ajejf7;a7 of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 in       
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking selected 
by the ,secretary of the ,army and      
inserting recommended by the ,chief of  
the ,national ,guard ,bureau1 from not  
less than three candidates identified by

 the ,secretary of the ,army12 and  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking      
selected by the ,secretary of the ,air  
,force and inserting recommended by the 
,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau1 
from not less than three candidates     
identified by the ,secretary of the ,air
 ,force12 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71  
by striking ,the officers so selected   
and inserting ,the ,director and ,deputy
 ,director1 ,army ,national ,guard1 and 
the ,director and ,deputy ,director1    
,air ,national ,guard14  7b7            
,conforming amendments regarding        
appointment  ,paragraph 7#c7 of such    
section is amended--  7#a7 in           
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,the     
,president and inserting ,consistent    
with paragraph 7#a71 the ,president2    
7#b7 by striking subparagraphs 7,b7 and 
7,d72 and  7#c7 by redesignating        
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,e7 as          
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71            
respectively4