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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaafz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 9 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Sen- ate Office Building, Hon. Richard J. Durbin (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Durbin, Mikulski, Cochran, Alexander, Collins, Murkowski, and Coats. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE STATEMENT OF GENERAL FRANK J. GRASS, CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU ACCOMPANIED BY: LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIAM E. INGRAM, JR., DIRECTOR, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD LIEUTENANT GENERAL STANLEY E. CLARKE, III, DIRECTOR, AIR NATIONAL GUARD OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD J. DURBIN Senator DURBIN. Good morning. Please be seated. Today, the subcommittee meets to receive testimony regarding the fiscal year 2014 budget request for the National Guard and Re- serve components. This is my first hearing as chairman of the Defense Appropria- tions Subcommittee. I look forward to working with my vice chair- man, Senator Cochran, my colleagues on the subcommittee, and the Department to ensure that our military remains strong as we wind down our mission in Afghanistan and tighten defense budg- ets. Let me also say a word about the tragic events in Boston this week. They serve as a poignant reminder that the Guard is en- gaged every day serving in the defense of America. More than 450 guardsmen were on duty, helping with the security of the Boston Marathon. By Tuesday, more than 1,000 guardsmen were on the ground assisting with security, bomb disposal, communications, and transportation. I have every confidence that our law enforcement and intel- ligence personnel will bring the perpetrators of this horrible crime to justice. But for today's hearing, it is an important reminder that (1)