When the National Guard is used in state active duty status for missions like disaster response, the state may use federal equipment to complete the mission, but must reimburse the Federal National Guard Bureau for the associated expenses. Current law requires those reimbursements to flow through the Treasury Department rather than the Guard unit, incurring the expense. Why does this matter? Well, it matters because we need to get rid of this unnecessary step that's harming the states and the Guard. (00:59–01:07)
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Asserts that current law mandates reimbursements to flow through the Treasury Department, causing expenses.
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