Title 32National GuardRelease 119-73

§908 Annual report

Title 32 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - HOMELAND DEFENSE ACTIVITIES › § 908

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

After any fiscal year when help or activities were done under this chapter, the Secretary of Defense must send a report to the congressional defense committees. The report must be submitted no later than March 31 of the year after that fiscal year ends. The report must cover five things: how many National Guard members were not counted toward authorized end-strength under 10 U.S.C. 115(i)(13); a description of the homeland defense activities paid for with these funds; how much money each State received; how using Guard units for these activities affected training and readiness; and how any equipment shortfalls affected a State’s ability to perform homeland defense work.

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Title 32, §908

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(a)After the end of any fiscal year during which any assistance was provided or activities were carried out under this chapter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding any assistance provided and activities carried out under this chapter during that fiscal year. The report for a fiscal year shall be submitted not later than March 31 of the year following the year in which such fiscal year ended.
(b)The report for a fiscal year shall include the following matters:
(1)The numbers of members of the National Guard excluded under subsection (i)(13) of section 115 of title 10 from being counted for the purpose of end-strengths authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of such section.
(2)A description of the homeland defense activities conducted with funds provided under this chapter.
(3)An accounting of the amount of the funds provided to each State.
(4)A description of the effect on military training and readiness of using units and personnel of the National Guard to perform homeland defense activities under this chapter.
(5)A description of the effect of any equipment shortfall on the ability of the National Guard of a State to perform a homeland defense activity.

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Amendments

2025—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 119–60 added par. (5). 2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted “After the end of any fiscal year during which any assistance was provided or activities were carried out under this chapter,” for “After the end of each fiscal year,”. 2006—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “(i)(13)” for “(i)”.

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Citation

32 U.S.C. § 908

Title 32National Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73