text: SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES TO MAYOR OF THE 
                DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
  
      (a) Mayor as Commander-in-Chief.--Section 6 of the Act entitled 
  ``An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District 
  of Columbia, and for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49-
  409, D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking ``President of the 
  United States'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
      (b) Reserve Corps.--Section 72 of such Act (sec. 49-407, D.C. 
  Official Code) is amended by striking ``President of the United 
  States'' each place it appears and inserting ``Mayor of the District of 
  Columbia''.
      (c) Appointment of Commissioned Officers.--(1) Section 7(a) of such 
  Act (sec. 49-301(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
              (A) by striking ``President of the United States'' and 
          inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''; and
              (B) by striking ``President.'' and inserting ``Mayor.''.
      (2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49-304, D.C. Official Code) is 
  amended by striking ``President'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District 
  of Columbia''.
      (3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49-305, D.C. Official Code) is 
  amended by striking ``President of the United States'' and inserting 
  ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
      (4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49-311, D.C. Official Code) is 
  amended--
              (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``to the Secretary of 
          the Army'' and all that follows through ``which board'' and 
          inserting ``to a board of examination appointed by the 
          Commanding General, which''; and
              (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary of the 
          Army'' and all that follows through the period and inserting 
          ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, together with any 
          recommendations of the Commanding General.''.
      (5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49-312, D.C. Official Code) is 
  amended--
              (A) by striking ``President of the United States'' each 
          place it appears and inserting ``Mayor of the District of 
          Columbia''; and
              (B) by striking ``the President may retire'' and inserting 
          ``the Mayor may retire''.
      (d) Call for Duty.--(1) Section 45 of such Act (sec. 49-103, D.C. 
  Official Code) is amended by striking ``, or for the United States 
  Marshal'' and all that follows through ``shall thereupon order'' and 
  inserting ``to order''.
      (2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 49-104, D.C. Official Code) is 
  amended by striking ``the President'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the 
  District of Columbia''.
      (e) General Courts Martial.--Section 51 of such Act (sec. 49-503, 
  D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``the President of the 
  United States'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of 
  Columbia''.
  
  SEC. 2. RETENTION OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY OVER USE OF NATIONAL GUARD 
                OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO RESPOND TO HOMELAND 
                DEFENSE EMERGENCIES.
  
      (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title 32, United States Code, is 
  amended by adding at the end the following new section:
  ``Sec. 909. Control of National Guard of the District of Columbia for 
                homeland defense activities
      ``Notwithstanding the authority of the Mayor of the District of 
  Columbia as the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the 
  District of Columbia, as provided by section 6 of the Act entitled `An 
  Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of 
  Columbia, and for other purposes', approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49-409, 
  D.C. Official Code), the President retains control over units and 
  members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to conduct 
  homeland defense activities that the President determines to be 
  necessary and appropriate for participation by the National Guard units 
  or members.''.
      (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
  such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
  
  ``909. Control of National Guard of the District of Columbia for 
                              homeland defense activities.''.
  
  SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.
  
      (a) Failure to Satisfactorily Perform Prescribed Training.--Section 
  10148(b) of such title is amended by striking ``the commanding general 
  of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor 
  of the District of Columbia''.
      (b) Appointment of Chief of National Guard Bureau.--Section 
  10502(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``the commanding 
  general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting 
  ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
      (c) Vice Chief of National Guard Bureau.--Section 10505(a)(1)(A) of 
  such title is amended by striking ``the commanding general of the 
  District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the 
  District of Columbia''.
      (d) Other Senior National Guard Bureau Officers.--Section 
  10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``the commanding 
  general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' both places it 
  appears and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
      (e) Consent for Active Duty or Relocation.--(1) Section 12301 of 
  title 10, United States Code, is amended--
              (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``commanding general of 
          the District of Columbia National Guard'' in the second 
          sentence and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''; 
          and
              (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``governor or other 
          appropriate authority of the State concerned'' and inserting 
          ``governor of the State (or, in the case of the District of 
          Columbia National Guard, the Mayor of the District of 
          Columbia)''.
      (2) Section 12406 of such title is amended by striking ``the 
  commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia'' 
  and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
      (f) Consent for Relocation of Units.--Section 18238 of such title 
  is amended by striking ``the commanding general of the National Guard 
  of the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District 
  of Columbia''.
  
  SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.
  
      (a) Maintenance of Other Troops.--Section 109(c) of title 32, 
  United States Code, is amended by striking ``(or commanding general in 
  the case of the District of Columbia)''.
      (b) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities.--Section 
  112(h)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``the Commanding General 
  of the National Guard of the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the 
  Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
      (c) Additional Assistance.--Section 113 of such title is amended by 
  adding at the end the following new subsection:
      ``(e) Inclusion of District of Columbia.--In this section, the term 
  `State' includes the District of Columbia.''.
      (d) Appointment of Adjutant General.--Section 314 of such title is 
  amended--
              (1) by striking subsection (b);
              (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
          (b) and (c), respectively; and
              (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking 
          ``the commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
          Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of 
          Columbia,''.
      (e) Relief From National Guard Duty.--Section 325(a)(2)(B) of such 
  title is amended by striking ``the commanding general of the National 
  Guard of the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the 
  District of Columbia''.
      (f) Personnel Matters.--Section 505 of such title is amended by 
  striking ``commanding general of the National Guard of the District of 
  Columbia'' in the first sentence and inserting ``Mayor of the District 
  of Columbia''.
      (g) National Guard Challenge Program.--Section 509 of such title is 
  amended--
              (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``the commanding 
          general of the District of Columbia National Guard, under which 
          the Governor or the commanding general'' and inserting ``the 
          Mayor of the District of Columbia, under which the Governor or 
          the Mayor'';
              (2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``the commanding 
          general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and 
          inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia'';
              (3) in subsection (j), by striking ``the commanding general 
          of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting 
          ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''; and
              (4) in subsection (k), by striking ``the commanding general 
          of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting 
          ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
      (h) Issuance of Supplies.--Section 702(a) of such title is amended 
  by striking ``commanding general of the National Guard of the District 
  of Columbia'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
      (i) Appointment of Fiscal Officer.--Section 708(a) of such title is 
  amended by striking ``commanding general of the National Guard of the 
  District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of 
  Columbia''.
  
  SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT.
  
      Section 602(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-
  206.02(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``the National 
  Guard of the District of Columbia,''.
target: Amends the District of Columbia Code to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia (under current law, the President of the United States) the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District. Provides that, notwithstanding the authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as such Commander-in-Chief, the President shall retain control over units and members of the District of Columbia National Guard to conduct necessary and appropriate homeland defense activities.
feat_title: To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances, while ensuring that the President retains control of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to respond to homeland defense emergencies.