ENHANCEMENT OF FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.

SEC. 1813. ENHANCEMENT OF FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.(a) Additional General Functions.—Section 10503 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (14) and inserting before such paragraph (14) the following new paragraph (13):“(13)(A) Assisting the Secretary of Defense in facilitating and coordinating with the entities listed in subparagraph (B) the use of National Guard personnel and resources for operations conducted under title 32, or in support of State missions.“(B) The entities listed in this subparagraph for purposes of subparagraph (A) are the following:“(i) Other Federal agencies.“(ii) The Adjutants General of the States.“(iii) The United States Joint Forces Command.“(iv) The combatant command the geographic area of responsibility of which includes the United States.”;(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as paragraphs (3) through (12), respectively; and(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):“(2) The role of the National Guard Bureau in support of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force.”.(b) Charter Developed and Prescribed by Secretary of Defense.—Section 10503 of such title is further amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—(A) by striking “The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly develop” and inserting “The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Air Force, shall develop”; and122 STAT. 498(B) by striking “cover” in the second sentence and inserting “reflect the full scope of the duties and activities of the Bureau, including”; and(2) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), by striking “the Secretaries” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense”.(c) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.—(1) Conforming amendment.—The heading of section 10503 of such title is amended to read as follows:“§ 10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter” .(2) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1011 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 10503 and inserting the following new item: “10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter.”.