Extension of the Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
| Published date | 12 August 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 49223 |
| Record Number | 2020-17784 |
| Section | Presidential Documents |
| Court | Executive Office Of The President |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 156 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17784]
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Vol. 85
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Part V
The President
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Memorandum of August 7, 2020--Extension of the Use of the National
Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
Memorandum of August 7, 2020--Extension of the Use of the National
Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
Memorandum of August 7, 2020--Extension of the Use of the National
Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 156 / Wednesday, August 12, 2020 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Memorandum of August 7, 2020
Extension of the Use of the National Guard To
Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense [and] the
Secretary of Homeland Security
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-
5207 (the ``Stafford Act''), and section 502 of title
32, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. Policy. It continues to be the policy of the
United States to foster close cooperation and mutual
assistance between the Federal Government and the
States and territories in the battle against the threat
posed by the spread of COVID-19, especially as the
United States transitions to a period of increased
economic activity and recovery in those areas of the
Nation where the threat posed by COVID-19 has been
sufficiently mitigated. To date, activated National
Guard forces around the country have provided critical
support to Governors as the Governors work to address
the needs of those populations within their respective
States and territories especially vulnerable to the
effects of COVID-19, including those in nursing homes,
assisted living facilities, and other long-term care or
congregate settings. Additionally, States and
territories will need assistance in fighting COVID-19
hot spots as they emerge. Therefore, to continue to
provide maximum support to States and territories as
they make decisions about the responses required to
address local conditions in their respective
jurisdictions with respect to combatting the threat
posed by COVID-19 and, where appropriate, facilitating
their economic recovery, I am taking the actions set
forth in sections 2 and 3 of this memorandum:
Sec. 2. Additional Twenty-Five Percent Federal Cost
Share. To maximize assistance to the Governor of the
State of Arizona to facilitate Federal support with
respect to the use of National Guard units under State
control, I am directing the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) of the Department of Homeland
Security to fund an additional 25 percent of the
emergency assistance activities associated with
preventing, mitigating, and responding to the threat to
public health and safety posed by the virus that this
State undertakes using its National Guard forces, as
authorized by sections 403 (42 U.S.C. 5170b) and 503
(42 U.S.C. 5193) of the Stafford Act. This, in addition
to the 75 percent Federal cost share established in my
prior memorandum dated August 3, 2020, titled
``Extension of the Use of the National Guard to Respond
to COVID-19 and to Facilitate Economic Recovery,''
shall provide the State of Arizona with 100 percent
Federal cost share.
Sec. 3. Additional Twenty-Five Percent Federal Cost
Share Termination. The additional 25 percent Federal
cost share for the State's use of National Guard forces
for the State of Arizona shall extend to, and shall be
available for orders of any length authorizing duty
through September 30, 2020. Such orders include duty
necessary to comply with health protection protocols
recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention of the Department of Health and Human
Services or other health protection measures agreed to
by the Department of Defense and FEMA.
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Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this
memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent
with applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any
party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
(d) The Secretary of Defense is authorized and
directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal
Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 7, 2020
[FR Doc. 2020-17784
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