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This bill establishes the "Defend the Guard Act" in Minnesota, which places significant restrictions on when and how the Minnesota National Guard can be deployed for active federal military service. Specifically, the bill defines "active duty combat" as participation in an armed conflict, performing hazardous service in a foreign state related to an armed conflict, or performing a war-related duty. The key provision mandates that the Minnesota National Guard can only be released for active duty combat if the United States Congress has either passed an official declaration of war or taken a specific constitutional action to explicitly call forth the Guard to execute union laws, repel an invasion, or suppress an insurrection. The governor is required to take all necessary actions to ensure compliance with these restrictions. However, the bill does not prevent the governor from consenting to National Guard deployments for domestic civil authority missions within the United States and its territories under Title 32 of the United States Code. This legislation aims to provide additional state-level oversight and control over the deployment of Minnesota's National Guard members in federal military operations.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0764&ssn=0&y=2025