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Article: SENATE ADDS NATIONAL GUARD EMPOWERMENT FEATURES TO DEFENSE BILL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 21, 2007
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The office of Sen. Patrick S. Leahy, D-Vt., issued the following news release:
Two top legislative priorities of the National Guard now are on track as the Senate Thursday night added key components of the National Guard Empowerment Bill to this year's Defense Authorization Bill. The provisions of the National Guard Empowerment Bill, combined with legislation already in the bill to repeal a year-old law that amends the Insurrection Act to make it easier for presidents to declare martial law and to take control of the Guard from governors, would strengthen the Guard's mission in supporting civilians in domestic emergency response and to ensure that the 500,000-person force has a meaningful ...
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