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 114 STAT. 1654A-140 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX SEC. 577. NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM. (a) RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. — Subsection (a) of section 509 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking ", acting through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,". (b) SOURCES OF FEDERAL SUPPORT.— Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" before "The Secretary of Defense"; (2) by striking ", except that Federal expenditures under the program may not exceed $62,500,000 for any fiscal year"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(2) The Secretary shall carry out the National Guard Challenge Program using— "(A) funds appropriated directly to the Secretary of Defense for the program, except that the amount of funds appropriated directly to the Secretary and expended for the program in a fiscal year may not exceed $62,500,000; and "(B) nondefense funds made available or transferred to the Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies to support the program. "(3) Federal funds made available or transferred to the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2)(B) by other Federal agencies to support the National Guard Challenge Program may be expended for the program in excess of the fiscal year limitation specified in paragraph (2)(A).". (c) REGULATIONS.— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(m) REGULATIONS.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out the National Guard Challenge Program. The regulations shall address at a minimum the following: "(1) The terms to be included in the program agreements required by subsection (c). "(2) The qualifications for persons to participate in the program, as required by subsection (e). "(3) The benefits authorized for program participants, as required by subsection (f). "(4) The status of National Guard personnel assigned to duty in support of the program under subsection (g). "(5) The conditions for the use of National Guard facilities and equipment to carry out the program, as required by subsection (h). "(6) The status of program participants, as described in subsection (i). "(7) The procedures to be used by the Secretary when communicating with States about the program.". (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —Section 2033 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "appropriated for" and inserting "appropriated directly to the Secretary of Defense for". SEC. 578. STUDY OF USE OF CIVILL\N CONTRACTOR PILOTS FOR OPER- ATIONAL SUPPORT MISSIONS. (a) STUDY. —The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and cost, as well as the advantages and disadvantages, of using civilian contractor personnel as pilots and other air crew members to fly nonmilitary Government aircraft (referred to as "operational support aircraft") to perform non-combat

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