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To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the National Guard Relief Foundation in the definition of ``military welfare society'' in certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments.
Summary
This bill amends Title 10 of the United States Code to add the National Guard Relief Foundation to the federal definition of "military welfare society." It modifies sections 1033 and 2566 of the law to include the Foundation in the list of recognized military welfare organizations. This change would align the Foundation's legal status with other military welfare organizations under federal law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
Actions (2)
- May 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- May 15, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2026
Mr. Finstad (for himself and Mr. Sorensen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the National Guard Relief Foundation in the definition of “military welfare society” in certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “National Guard Relief Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF NATIONAL GUARD RELIEF FOUNDATION AS A MILITARY WELFARE SOCIETY.
Title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 1033(b)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(E) The National Guard Relief Foundation.”; and
(2) in section 2566(b)(1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(E) The National Guard Relief Foundation.”. <all>
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