32 U.S.C. § 113: Federal financial assistance for support of additional duties assigned to the Army National Guard

The Secretary of the Army may provide financial assistance to a State to support activities carried out by the Army National Guard of the State in the performance of duties that the Secretary has assigned, with the consent of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to the Army National Guard of the State. The Secretary shall determine the amount of the assistance that is appropriate for the purpose. the activity is carried out in the performance of a responsibility of the Secretary of the Army under paragraph (6), (10), or (11) of section 7013(b) of title 10 ; and the Army National Guard was selected to perform the activity under competitive procedures that permit all qualified public-sector and private-sector sources to submit offers and be considered for selection to perform the activity on the basis of the offers, subject to the exceptions provided in section 3204(a) of title 10 . Paragraph (1)(B) does not apply to an activity that, on October 17, 1998 , was performed for the Federal Government by employees of the Federal Government or employees of a State. The Secretary of the Army shall disburse any contribution under this section through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Funds appropriated for the Army for a fiscal year are available for providing financial assistance under this section in support of activities carried out by the Army National Guard during that fiscal year. financial assistance provided under that section before October 1, 1998 ; or financial assistance for an activity that, before May 9, 1998 , the Secretary of the Army identified in writing as being under consideration for supporting with financial assistance under that section.”