The President shall prescribe regulations, and issue orders, necessary to organize, discipline, and govern the National Guard . (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 600 .) Historical and Revision Notes Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 110 32:17. June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 118 , 39 Stat. 213 . The word “rules” is omitted as covered by the word “regulations”. The words “ National Guard ” are substituted for the words “the militia provided for in this title”. The words “for the thorough” are omitted as surplusage. CFR Title Parts 32 564