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On March 13, 2008, the National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008 was introduced in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. This legislation proposed continuing changes to the role of the chief of the National Guard Bureau and other Guard relationships. The Empowerment bills introduced in the Senate (S. 2760) and in the House (H.R. 5603) complemented the "empowerment" initiatives contained in the '08 NDAA.

The language in the 2008 Empowerment bill did not survive in the 110th Congress.

 

For more information about National Guard Empowerment, review the resources listed below.

Empowerment Act Fact Sheet 

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Empowerment Sponsors Offer S.A. 1749, New Vice Chief of NGB  
(Senate National Guard Caucus release, July 24, 2009)

Empowerment Bill Sponsors Seek Colleague Assistance  for S. Amdt 1501 (July 20, 2009)

NGAUS Applauds Introduction of Empowerment II (July 17, 2009)

Governors Support National Guard Empowerment Act (July 13, 2009)

Empowerment Bill (June 25, 2009)

Leahy Introductory Statement on S. 1361 (June 25, 2009)

Leahy, Bond Reintroduce National Guard Empowerment Effort
(Senate National Guard Caucus release, June 25, 2009)   

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Sens. Leahy and Bond File Empowerment II Bill (S. 2760) as an Amendment #5406 to the FY 09 Defense Authorization Act (September 11, 2008)

Secretary of Defense Establishes NGB as Joint Activity of DoD
Department of Defense Directive 5105.77, May 21, 2008

 

NGA Pledges Support for Empowerment II to Congressional Sponsors (April 24, 2008)

Empowerment Sponsors Air Continuing Concerns and Dissatisfaction with Secretary Chu's Response (April 18, 2008)

Chu Responds to Empowerment I Implementation Request (April 9, 2008)

Co-Sponsors Sought by House Empowerment Act Proponents (April 9, 2008)

Governors Urge CJCS to Promote CNGB Now (April 3, 2008)

Sens. Bond and Leahy Seek Empowerment Co-sponsors with Dear Colleague Letter
(April 1, 2008)

NGAUS Applauds Introduction of Empowerment II (March 14, 2008)

 

Joint Senate and House Release on Empowerment II (March 14, 2008)

EANGUS Letter of Support for Empowerment II (March 13, 2008)

AGAUS Letter of Support for Empowerment II (March 13, 2008)

NGAUS Letter of Support for Empowerment II (1) (March 13, 2008)

NGAUS Letter of Support for Empowerment II (2) (March 13, 2008)

S. 2760 National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008 (March 13, 2008)

Empowerment I Sponsors Seek Swift Pentagon Implementation of Empowerment
(February 7, 2008)

 

National Guard Empowerment Act - Archives (From 2006 and 2007)