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Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-021 Order Primary source read

Memorandum of January 21, 2021, 86 Fed. Reg. 7481 (Jan. 28, 2021)

Memorandum To Extend Federal Support to Governors' Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Increase Reimbursement and Other Assistance Provided to States

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. · United States (President; all State and territorial governors) (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States (President; all State and territorial governors)
Level
Federal
Authority
Constitution and laws; Stafford Act; 32 U.S.C. 502
Issued
2021-01-21 Jan. 21, 2021
Effective
2021-01-21
End
Sec. 3(b): Category B assistance at 100 percent until September 30, 2021; Guard funding extended by Exs. 023-025 to July 1, 2022 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Jan. 21, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationOther
Addressees
  • Secretary of Defense
  • Secretary of Homeland Security
  • FEMA Administrator
  • all State and territorial governors
Functions reached
  • WF Guard members ordered to duty through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond
  • HR
  • CB schools, child care and health facilities operating under federally funded protective measures
Collection
Defense installations and the National Guard AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD

Operative words

The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with mission requirements (including geographic proximity), request pursuant to 32 U.S.C. 502(f) that all State and territorial governors order National Guard forces to perform duty to fulfill mission assignments, on a fully reimbursable basis... FEMA shall fund 100 percent of the cost of activities associated with all mission assignments for the use of the National Guard under 32 U.S.C. 502(f) to respond to COVID-19

Enforcement

Sec. 2(a)-(c) (supersedes prior memoranda to the extent inconsistent); Sec. 3 Category B assistance for the 'safe opening and operation of eligible schools, child-care facilities, healthcare facilities, non-congregate shelters, domestic violence shelters, transit systems'

Notes

Sec. 3(a) lists the facilities whose 'safe opening and operation' FEMA funded, which are the counterparties of the industries in Section G.