Extension of the Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 and To Facilitate Economic Recovery
| Published date | 02 September 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 54883 |
| Record Number | 2020-19599 |
| Section | Presidential Documents |
| Court | Executive Office Of The President |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54883-54884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19599]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 85 , No. 171 / Wednesday, September 2, 2020 /
Presidential Documents
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Memorandum of August 29, 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 they have worked to address the
needs of those populations within their respective
States and territories who are 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 may need assistance in fighting COVID-19
hot spots as they emerge. Therefore, to continue to
support 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 Louisiana, where the National Guard has also
been fully deployed and is engaged in the effort to
help the State recover from the devastation of
Hurricane Laura, and 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
Louisiana 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 Louisiana with a 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 Louisiana 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
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Department of Health and Human Services or other health
protection measures agreed to by the Department of
Defense and FEMA.
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 29, 2020
[FR Doc. 2020-19599
Filed 9-1-20; 11:15 am]
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