Title 32 — National GuardRelease 119-73
§905 Funding assistance
Title 32 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - HOMELAND DEFENSE ACTIVITIES › § 905
Summary
The Secretary of Defense may give money to a State when the Secretary decides a State’s National Guard must take part in a homeland defense activity under section 902. The funds can cover three kinds of costs: personnel costs (pay, benefits, clothing, food, travel, and similar expenses); operating and maintaining Guard equipment and facilities; and buying or leasing equipment and services.
Full Legal Text
Title 32, §905
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In the case of any homeland defense activity for which the Secretary of Defense determines under section 902 of this title that participation of units or members of the National Guard of a State is necessary and appropriate, the Secretary may provide funds to that State in an amount that the Secretary determines is appropriate for the following costs of the participation in that activity from funds available to the Department for related purposes:
(1)The pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses of personnel of the National Guard of that State.
(2)The operation and maintenance of the equipment and facilities of the National Guard of that State.
(3)The procurement of services and equipment, and the leasing of equipment, for the National Guard of that State.
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Citation
32 U.S.C. § 905
Title 32 — National Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73