Prohibits the Adjutant General from assisting or allowing the United States Department of Defense or any branch thereof to communicate with any individual or unit of the Oregon National Guard for purposes of calling the individual or unit into active service unless the active service is for a certain listed reason.

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3954
Ordered by the House June 18
Including House Amendments dated June 18
Sponsored by Representatives EVANS, CHOTZEN, GRAYBER; Representative GAMBA
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: Tells the AG to not allow a person or unit of the guard to be called into active service
except for certain reasons. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Prohibits the Adjutant General from assisting or allowing the United States Department of De-
fense or any branch thereof to communicate with any individual or unit of the Oregon National
Guard for purposes of calling the individual or unit into active service unless the active service is
for a certain listed reason.
Prohibits the Adjutant General from allowing an individual or unit of the Oregon National
Guard to be called into active service if the call into active service results in the Oregon National
Guard being incapable of responding to a statewide emergency.
[Directs that an Adjutant General be immediately dismissed for violations of the Act. ]
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Oregon National Guard.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 396.135, the Adjutant General may not assist, fa-
cilitate, communicate or allow communications between the United States Department of
Defense or any branch thereof and individual service members or units of the Oregon Na-
tional Guard on any matter associated with the individual or unit being called into active
service under Title 10 or 32 of the United States Code unless the active service is for one of
following reasons:
(a) In support of a congressionally authorized military contingency.
(b) In support of operations in response to a national catastrophe or disaster as declared
in a formal declaration of war, congressional authorization for the use of military force or
presidential declaration.
(c) In support of a congressionally authorized mission with the United States Department
of Homeland Security that is consistent with federal law on the appropriate use of the Armed
Forces of the United States within or without the continental United States.
(d) For training for duties that are part of the primary duties of the individual or unit.
(e) For military support of the civil authorities of another state or territory with the
express permission of the state’s or territory’s governor or executive civil authority.
(f) For military support of civil authorities for other duties supported by congressional
action, federal law or tradition, except not law enforcement or immigration enforcement
duties other than indirect support or surveillance duties that are part of a border security
operation.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 4739
A-Eng. HB 3954
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(2) Notwithstanding the reasons listed under subsection (1)(a) to (f) of this section, the
Adjutant General may not allow an individual or unit of the Oregon National Guard to be
called into active service under Title 10 or 32 of the United States Code if allowing the call
into active service results in the Oregon National Guard being effectively incapable of re-
sponding to a statewide emergency, such as a natural disaster or terrorism event.
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