Sec. 524. Training and other duty performed by members of the National Guard
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The chapter heading for chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by inserting after And Other Duty ; Training Section 502 of title 32, United States Code, is amended— by striking the section heading and inserting the following: ; in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by striking drill and inserting training ; and by inserting under subsection
(g)before at least ; in paragraph (2), by inserting under subsection (f)(1) before at least ; in subsection (b), by striking drill each place the term appears and inserting training ; in subsection (d)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking drill and inserting training ; and in paragraph (2), by striking one and one-half hours and inserting two hours ; in subsection (e), by striking drill each place the term appears and inserting training ; in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , which regulations shall conform to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for Reserve component members, after as the case may be, ; and in the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting to full-time National Guard duty after be ordered ; and in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: Support for funerals of veterans of the armed forces pursuant to section 1491 of title 10. ; by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (8); and by inserting after paragraph (2), as amended by subparagraph (B), the following new paragraphs: Full-time National Guard duty shall not be performed on land outside the United States, its territories or possessions. To account for manpower utilization and expenditure of appropriations, each order to full-time National Guard duty shall cite the purpose of the call or order as provided in this section or section 112, 114, 316, 503, 504, 505, 509, or 904 of this title. A member of the National Guard shall not be ordered to full-time National Guard duty or retained on full-time National Guard duty beyond the limitations and restrictions specified in the purpose of the order to full-time National Guard duty. When the purpose for the member to serve on full-time National Guard duty changes, the order to full-time National Guard duty shall be amended to cite the new purpose and applicable funding code, but the member shall remain on the same order to full-time National Guard duty. If a member is released from full-time National Guard duty and subsequently ordered to active duty with a break in service of 24 hours or fewer, the period of service shall be treated as continuous Federal service for the purposes of pay and benefits unless otherwise specified in law. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, which shall conform to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for reserve component members, a member of the National Guard may be required to perform inactive duty, in addition to that prescribed under subsection (a), to provide additional readiness training, perform administrative function to prepare for unit training, perform funeral honors functions for veterans of the armed forces pursuant to section 1491 of title 10, or perform other inactive duty as authorized by the Secretary concerned. To account for manpower utilization and expenditure of appropriations, the purpose for inactive duty and the associated funding code shall be documented. Inactive duty shall not be performed in designated hostile fire or imminent danger area. Inactive duty shall not be performed on land outside the United States, its territories or possessions. Each period of inactive duty shall be for duration of at least two hours. Compensation under section 206 of title 37 and service credit under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of title 10 shall not exceed two periods of inactive duty in a calendar day. As directed by the Secretary concerned, a member performing funeral honors functions may be paid— the allowance under section 495 of title 37; or compensation under section 206 of title 37. .