National Guard Bureau Office of Legislative Liaison

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National Guard BureauOffice of Legislative
Liaison

• Brig Gen Kelly McKeague
• Director
• 5 Dec 2007

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Our Mission

• We provide
• the channel of communications between the
  National Guard Bureau with the Congress,
  Services, States, and Associations on legislative
  issues
• education, information, timely responses
• opportunities for interaction between the
  Congress and field units
• We dont
• advocate for policies or programs outside of the
  Presidents Budget, or contrary to the
  Administrations position
• portray ourselves as subject matter experts
• lobby

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Our Organization
DIRECTOR Brig Gen Kelly McKeague, ANG
Executive Officer CPT Belforti, ARNG
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Col Jim Demeritt, ANG
PROGRAMS DIVISION LTC Bill Hersh, ARNG
SUPPORT OPERATIONS DIVISION Ms. Linda Conlin,
GS-15

• Army Programs
• LTC Fred Chesbro
• Air Programs
• Lt Col Don Bevis
• Joint Programs
• Lt Col Jeff Cashman

• Congressional Actions
• LTC Robert Preiss
• Inquiries
• Ms Donna Warren

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Hot Button Issues for the 110th

• Stalled GWOT Supplemental
• Commission on NG Reserves Final Report in Jan
• Repeal changes to Insurrection Act
• Recently announced mobilization of 8 ARNG
  Brigades new SECDEF 12-month policy
• Empowerment provisions that wont be in final
  NDAA
• Seat on Joint Chiefs
• Funding domestic gap validation / resourcing
• Joint Service credit for TAGs

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FY08 Legislative Status

• Defense Authorization
• Passed by House and Senate, but still in
  Conference
• Tied up due to political hot potatoes, but may
  be passed this Friday
• MILCON Appropriations
• Passed by House and Senate, tentative Conference
  agreement made
• Being held in Conference until it can be used as
  a vehicle for other spending bills
• Defense Appropriations Signed into Law 13 Nov

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Appropriations Level
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Questions