,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,peters introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt        
,national ,guard ,bilateral ,affairs    
,officers from active-duty end strength 
limits and to clarify the congressional 
committees to which the ,secretary of   
,defense shall submit an annual report  
on security cooperation activities4  #a4
 ,exemption of ,national ,guard         
,bilateral ,affairs ,officers from      
active-,duty end strength limits and    
modification of annual reporting        
requirement regarding security          
cooperation activities  7a7 ,exemption  
of ,national ,guard ,bilateral ,affairs 
,officers from active-,duty end strength
 limits ,section #aae7;i7 of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#ad7 ,members of the       

,national ,guard on active duty or      
full-time ,national ,guard duty serving 
as ,bilateral ,affairs ,officers as part
 of the ,national ,guard ,state         
,partnership ,program4  4  7b7          
,modification of annual reporting       
requirement regarding security          
cooperation activities ,section #chf7;a7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking appropriate        
congressional committees and inserting  
congressional defense committees4