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                      SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS
                              LOU CORREA, CHAIRMAN
                                             


          Bill No:        SJR 28
          Author:         Emmerson
          Version:        As amended
          Hearing Date:   June 26, 2012
          Fiscal:         No
          Consultant:     Donald E. Wilson




                                 SUBJECT OF BILL  
          
          Department of Defense Budget Cuts.  
           
                                  PROPOSED LAW  
           
           Send a resolution to Congress to oppose cuts to the Air 
          National Guard.
                                         
                          EXISTING LAW AND BACKGROUND  
          
          1.  With increased budget pressure in Washington, D.C., the 
          United States'  Department of Defense (DOD) is cutting back 
          to save money.

          2.  National Guard units, whether land or air, are reserve 
          components of their active duty counterparts.  

          2.  The Federal Government through the (DOD) makes 
          strategic decisions regarding the balance of active duty 
          and reserve components based on national security.

          3.  The United States Army has made the strategic decision 
          that for cost saving measures it would like to put more 
          resources into reserve components.

          4.  The United States Air Force is going in the opposite 
          direction and strategically putting more of its resources 
          into active duty components rather than into reserve 
          components.










          5.  This year the 144th Air Wing in Fresno is scheduled to 
          convert from the F-16 to the F-15 air superiority fighter.  
          The new mission was to be transferred from Montana.  Now 
          Montana is being considered for an Air National Guard cut 
          and wants to retain its F-15 mission and not have it 
          transferred to California.

          6.  The fight with Montana spawned AJR 31 (Perea), which 
          never came before either policy committee in either house 
          of the Legislature.
                                     COMMENT  
          
          1.  This resolution does not address saving a specific base 
          or wing; it is asking the U.S. Congress to reconsider the 
          strategic decisions of the United States Air Force. 


                                     SUPPORT  
          
          County of Riverside

                                      OPPOSE  
          
          None received




















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