Oklahoma National Guard; creating Defend the Guard Act; establishing conditions for release of National Guard into active duty combat. Effective date.

Summary

The bill establishes the Defend the Guard Act, which says Oklahoma National Guard members can only be sent into active combat when Congress formally declares war or takes a specific action to call them up. It still allows the governor to approve Guard support for civil authority missions under Title 32. The measure aims to keep state Guard deployments tied to clear constitutional authority.

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