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Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-001 Order Primary source read

Memorandum on Providing Federal Support for Governors' Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 (Mar. 22, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 16997 (Mar. 26, 2020)

Providing Federal Support for Governors' Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19

President Donald J. Trump · United States (President; National Guard of California, New York and Washington) (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States (President; National Guard of California, New York and Washington)
Level
Federal
Authority
Constitution and laws of the United States; Stafford Act; 32 U.S.C. 502
Issued
2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020
Effective
2020-03-22
End
100 percent cost share terminated 30 days from Mar. 28, 2020 by Ex. 002 Sec. 4; extended by Exs. 005, 007, 009, 011 through Aug. 21, 2020 (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Mar. 22, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationOther
Addressees
  • Secretary of Defense
  • Secretary of Homeland Security (FEMA)
  • Governors of California, New York and Washington
Functions reached
  • WF workforce: Guard members ordered to duty and away from civilian employers
  • HR employer reemployment obligations under USERRA
  • CB base-adjacent and Guard-staffed operations (testing sites, food banks, warehouses)
Collection
Defense installations and the National Guard AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD

Operative words

I am directing the Secretary of Defense, to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with mission requirements (including geographic proximity), to request pursuant to 32 U.S.C. 502(f) that the Governors of the States of California, New York, and Washington order National Guard forces to perform duty to fulfill mission assignments, on a fully reimbursable basis, that FEMA issues to the Department of Defense

Enforcement

Sec. 2: FEMA 'to fund 100 percent of the emergency assistance activities associated with preventing, mitigating, and responding to the threat to public health and safety posed by the virus' under Stafford Act secs. 403 and 503; Guard members ordered to full-time duty under 32 U.S.C. 502(f) by their Governors

Notes

First of the series; the Sec. 1 policy statement recites 'the profound and unique public health risks posed by the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19'.

Retrieval note

Federal Register text read.

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