H.B. 1987 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 1987
By: Corte
Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, members of the Texas Reserve military forces are being
mobilized to fulfill homeland security requirements and global contingency
commitments in numbers not seen since the Korean War.  Since September 11,
2001, approximately 5,000 guardsmen and reservists have been ordered to
full-time status.  Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld has identified a
need for transforming and streamlining our military forces and improving
interagency processes and integration.  HB 1987 requires the Adjutant
General's annual report to include a list and description of all Texas
National Guard missions in progress at the time of the report and a
statement of the Adjutant General's plans to obtain and maintain future
Texas national Guard missions, including proposed missions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 

ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Requires the Adjutant General's annual report to the Governor
to list a description of all Texas National Guard missions in progress at
the time of report preparation, and a statement of the Adjutant General's
departmental plan to obtain and maintain future missions, including those
consistent with the United States Department of Defense's war-fighting
strategies, and those used in the war on terrorism. 

SECTION 2.  Effective Date:  September 1, 2003.