CONSULTATION WITH CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU IN SELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

SEC. 512. CONSULTATION WITH CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU IN SELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD. (a) [10 U.S.C. 10506] Role of Chief of the National Guard Bureau.—Paragraph (1) of section 10506(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “(after consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau)” after “selected by the Secretary of the Army”; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “(after consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau)” after “selected by the Secretary of the Air Force”. (b) Clarifying Amendment.—Paragraph (2) of such section is amended by striking “The officers so selected” and inserting “The Director and Deputy Director, Army National Guard, and the Director and Deputy Director, Air National Guard,”. (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.—Paragraph (3) of such section is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (D); and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D). (d) [10 U.S.C. 10506 note] Application of Amendments.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to assignments to the National Guard Bureau under section 10506 of title 10, United States Code, that occur after the date of the enactment of this Act.