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Leahy-Graham National Guard empowerment reforms adding Guard to Joint Chiefs clear Congress Thursday night

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In a far-reaching and historic advance for the National Guard’s role in the nation’s defense and security structure, the U.S. Senate late Thursday passed and sent to the President’s desk a final defense authorization bill that includes provisions authored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that will give the National Guard its first seat on the nation’s highest military council, the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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