,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eagf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,cassidy7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a pilot program
 to address critical workforce          
integration and national security       
imperatives4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,national      
,guard for ,national ,service ,act4  #b4
 ,pilot program to address critical     
workforce integration and national      
security imperatives  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,chief of the ,national ,guard     
,bureau and the ,chief ,executive       
,officer of the ,corporation for        
,national and ,community ,service shall 
establish a pilot program to address    
critical workforce integration and      
national security imperatives through   
activities conducted by the ,national   
,guard ,bureau and under the national   

service laws1 which shall include the   
following3 7#a7 ,critical infrastructure
 protection ,activities to proactively  
safeguard essential systems and assets  
that are vital for the functioning of   
the society and economy of the ,united  
,states1 including systems of           
transportation1 energy1 communications1 
and water management4  7#b7             
,cybersecurity capacity-building        
,activities related to the training and 
deployment of participants and members  
of the ,national ,guard to assist local 
and ,tribal governments1 elementary and 
secondary schools1 institutions of      
higher education1 and nonprofits in     
strengthening their security protocols  
and resilience4  7#c7 ,disaster         
preparedness and community resilience   
,activities to expand efforts in        
community preparedness and resilience to
 reduce risks to civilian life and      
strategic infrastructure due to major   
disasters and ensure their ability to be
 resilient should an event occur4  7#d7 

,workforce development and financial    
security ,activities to establish a     
nationwide employment and training      
pipeline that-- 7,a7 connects part-time 
,national ,guard and ,reserve service   
members with structured career pathways 
through programs established under the  
national service laws2  7,b7 addresses  
economic insecurity2 and  7,c7 ensures  
workforce stability4  7b7 ,definitions  
,for purposes of this section3 7#a7     
,national guard ,the term ,national     
,guard has the meaning given such term  
in section #aja of title #cb1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,national service  
laws ,the term national service laws has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#aja of the ,national and ,community    
,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#abeaa74  7#c7 ,participant ,the term   
participant has the meaning given such  
term in section #aja of the ,national   
and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abeaa74