,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mrs4     
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 
,mr4 ,enzi1 and ,mr4 ,burr7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
authorize and provide flexibility for   
the use of the ,national ,guard for     
support of civilian firefighting        
activities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,modular ,airborne 
,firefighting ,system ,flexibility ,act4
  #b4 ,use of the ,national ,guard for  
support of civilian firefighting        
activities  7a7 ,operational use        
authorized  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #a
 of title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #aaf4           
,operational use3 support for civilian  
firefighting activities  7a7 ,basis of  

authority ,the authority in this section
 is based on a recognition of the basic 
premises of the ,national ,incident     
,management ,system and the ,national   
,response ,framework that--  7#a7       
incidents are typically managed at the  
local level first2 and  7#b7 local      
jurisdictions retain command1 control1  
and authority over response activities  
for their jurisdictional areas4  7b7    
,assistance to civilian firefighting    
organizations authorized ,members and   
units of the ,national ,guard are       
authorized to support firefighting      
operations1 missions1 or activities1    
including aerial firefighting employment
 of the ,modular ,airborne ,firefighting
 ,system 7,,maffs71 undertaken in       
support of a ,federal or ,state agency  
or other civilian authority4  7c7 ,role 
of ,governor and ,state adjutant general
 ,for the purposes of subsection 7a7--  
7#a7 the ,governor of a ,state shall be 
the principal civilian authority2 and   
7#b7 the adjutant general of the        

,state-- 7,a7 shall be the principal    
military authority1 when acting in the  
adjutant general's ,state capacity2 and 
7,b7 has the primary authority to       
mobilize members and units of the       
,national ,guard of the ,state in any   
duty status under this title the        
adjutant general considers appropriate  
to employ necessary forces when funds to
 perform such operations1 missions1 or  
activities are reimbursed4  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  
,operational use3 support for civilian  
firefighting activities4  4  7b7 ,active
 ,guard and ,reserve 7,,agr7 ,support   
,section #cbh7;b7 of such title is      
amended by inserting duty as specified  
in section #aaf7;b7 of this title or may
 perform after subsection 7a7 may       
perform4  7c7 ,federal technician       
support ,section #gji7;a77#c7 of such is
 amended by inserting duty as specified 

in section #aaf7;b7 of this title or    
after the performance of the first place
 it appears4  7#a7 ,to authorize and    
provide flexibility for the use of the  
,national ,guard for support of civilian
 firefighting activities4