Sec. 1038. Modernization of authorities on property and fiscal officers of the National Guard
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Section 708 of title 32, United States Code, is amended— by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following new subsection (a): The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall assign, designate, or detail, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as applicable, a qualified commissioned officer ordered to active duty in the National Guard Bureau under section 12402(a) of title 10 to be the property and fiscal officer of each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia. An officer may not be assigned, designated, or detailed as the property and fiscal officer of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia under paragraph
(1)if the officer has served within such jurisdiction during the 36 months preceding such assignment, designation, or detail. The Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force may waive the applicability of subparagraph
(A)to the assignment, designation, or detail of a particular officer if such Secretary considers the waiver to be in the best interests of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, as applicable, concerned. An officer assigned, designated, or detailed as a property and fiscal officer under paragraph
(1)shall, while so serving as such an officer, serve in a grade commensurate with the functions and responsibilities of the officer, but not above the grade of colonel. ; and by striking subsection (d). Such section is further amended— by redesignating subsections
(b)and
(c)as subsections
(c)and (d), respectively; and by inserting after subsection (a), as amended by subsection
(a)of this section, the following new subsection (b): The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall assign, designate, or detail other personnel of the National Guard Bureau to serve as the Federal support staff for the property and fiscal officer for the National Guard of each State, Territory, or the District of Columbia under subsection (a). . Subsection
(c)of such section, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended— by inserting after Responsibilities of officers .—
(c); in paragraph (1), by striking he and inserting such officer ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting , the Chief of Staff of the Army or the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (as applicable), or the Chief of the National Guard Bureau before the period at the end. Such section is further amended— by striking subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section; and by striking subsection (e). Such section is further amended— by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (d); and in subsection (d), as so redesignated— by inserting after Intrustment of monies .—
(d); by striking an officer and inserting a Federally recognized officer ; by striking him and inserting such agent officer ; and by striking he and inserting the agent officer .