32 U.S.C. § 503 : US Code - Section 503: Participation in field exercises

Search 32 U.S.C. § 503 : US Code - Section 503: Participation in field exercises

(a)(1) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, the
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, as the
case may be, may provide for the participation of the National
Guard in encampments, maneuvers, outdoor target practice, or other
exercises for field or coast-defense instruction, independently of
or in conjunction with the Army or the Air Force, or both.
(2) Paragraph (1) includes authority to provide for participation
of the National Guard in conjunction with the Army or the Air
Force, or both, in joint exercises for instruction to prepare the
National Guard for response to civil emergencies and disasters.
(b) Amounts necessary for the pay, subsistence, transportation,
and other proper expenses of any part of the National Guard of a
State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia,
Guam, or the Virgin Islands participating in an exercise under
subsection (a) may be set aside from funds allocated to it from
appropriations for field or coast-defense instruction.
(c) Members of the National Guard participating in an exercise
under subsection (a) may, after being mustered, be paid for the
period beginning with the date of leaving home and ending with the
date of return, as determined in advance. If otherwise correct,
such a payment passes to the credit of the disbursing officer.