,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aabf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #bi1 #bjae,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to modify and extend the ,national ,guard ,state ,partnership ,program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,state ,partnership ,program ,enhancement ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,modification and extension of ,national ,guard ,state ,partnership ,program 7a7 ,authority ,subsection 7a77#a7 of section #abje of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-ff2 #abg ,stat4 #hig2 #cb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajg note7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking whose primary functions include disaster response or emergency response12 and 7#b7 by adding at the end before the period the following3 to support the national interests and security cooperation goals and objectives of the ,united ,states as defined by the current and evolving national global strategic policies of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,limitation ,subsection 7b7 of such section is amended by striking whose primary functions include disaster response or emergency response4 7c7 ,regulations ,subsection 7c7 of such section is amended to read as follows3 7c7 ,regulations 7#a7 ,role of ,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau ,the ,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau shall-- 7,a7 establish1 maintain1 and update as appropriate a list of core competencies of the ,national ,guard to support each program established under subsection 7a71 collectively and for each ,state and territory1 and shall submit to the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,state the list of core competencies of the ,national ,guard and additional information needed to make use of such core competencies2 and 7,b7 designate a director for each ,state and territory who shall be responsible for the conduct of activities under a program established under subsection 7a7 for such ,state or territory and reporting on activities under the program4 7#b7 ,role of ,secretary of ,defense ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that regulations to carry out this section include planning1 coordinating1 and execution requirements with the commanders of applicable combatant commands and that activities under a program established under subsection 7a7 meet the relevant theater security cooperation objectives4 7#c7 ,role of ,secretary of ,state ,the ,secretary of ,state shall ensure that the regulations to carry out this section include planning1 coordinating1 and execution requirements with the relevant chiefs of mission and that activities under a program established under subsection 7a7 meet the diplomatic objectives of the ,department of ,state4 4 7d7 ,national ,guard ,state ,partnership ,program ,fund ,subsection 7d7 of such section is amended to read as follows3 7d7 ,national ,guard ,state ,partnership ,program ,fund 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is hereby established on the books of the ,treasury the ,national ,guard ,state ,partnership ,program ,fund 7in this subsection referred to as the ,fund74 7#b7 ,credits to ,fund ,there shall be credited to the ,fund the following3 7,a7 ,amounts authorized for and appropriated to the ,fund4 7,b7 ,amounts that the ,secretary of ,defense transfers1 in such amounts as provided in appropriations ,acts1 to the ,fund from amounts authorized and appropriated to the ,department of ,defense1 including amounts authorized to be appropriated for the ,army ,national ,guard and the ,air ,national ,guard4 7#c7 ,use of amounts in ,fund ,in such amounts as provided in appropriations ,acts1 the ,secretary of ,defense may use amounts in the ,fund-- 7,a7 for payment of costs incurred by the ,national ,guard of a ,state or territory to conduct activities under a program established under subsection 7a71 including costs for personnel1 training1 operations1 and equipment2 and 7,b7 for payment of incremental expenses of a foreign country to conduct activities under a program established under subsection 7a74 7#d7 ,limitations 7,a7 ,active duty requirement ,amounts shall not be available under paragraph 7#c7 for the participation of a member of the ,national ,guard of a ,state or territory in activities in a foreign country unless the member is on active duty in the ,armed ,forces at the time of such participation4 7,b7 ,incremental expenses ,the total amount of payments for incremental expenses of foreign countries as authorized under paragraph 7#c77;,b7 for activities under programs established under subsection 7a7 in any fiscal year may not exceed #aj1jjj1jjj4 4 7e7 ,annual report ,subsection 7e7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7e7 ,reports and notifications4-- and all that follows through 7,b7 ,matters to be included4-- and inserting the following3 7e7 ,annual report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than ,january #ca of each year following a fiscal year in which activities under a program established under subsection 7a7 are carried out1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on such activities under the program4 7#b7 ,matters to be included 2 7#b7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7v7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e71 respectively1 and adjusting the margin of such subparagraphs1 as so redesignated1 two ems to the left2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b7 7as redesignated7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c7 7as redesignated71 by inserting or other government organizations after and security forces2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d7 7as redesignated71 by adding at the end before the period the following3 or chief of mission2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,e7 7as redesignated71 by adding at the end before the period the following3 or how the activities support the chief of mission with responsibilities for the country in which the activities occurred2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7,f7 ,a performance review of activities conducted during the previous year using metrics developed by the ,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau4 4 7f7 ,definitions ,subsection 7g7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,core competencies ,the term core competencies or core competencies of the ,national ,guard means military-to-military and military-to-civilian skills and capabilities of the ,national ,guard that would contribute the purpose of the program established under subsection 7a74 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 and the ,virgin ,islands4 4 7g7 ,repeal of termination ,such section is further amended by striking subsection 7i74