To provide for the creation of the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of Missing Armed Forces Personnel records, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires findings, declarations, and purposes Congress finds and declares the following: A vast number of records relating to Missing Armed Forces Personnel have not been identified, located, or transferred to, requires definitions In this Act: The term Archivist means Archivist of the United States, and requires missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, appropriations, and product standards. The main policy areas are Electric Utilities, Energy, Environment, and Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk, Electric utilities and power customers affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, and Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Electric utilities and power customers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill could lose revenue opportunities.
Key Provisions
- Requires findings, declarations, and purposes Congress finds and declares the following: A vast number of records relating to Missing Armed Forces Personnel have not been identified, located, or transferred to...
- Requires definitions In this Act: The term Archivist means Archivist of the United States.
- Requires missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives.
- Provides review, identification, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of Missing Armed Forces Personnel records by Government offices As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this...
- Requires grounds for postponement of public disclosure of records Disclosure to the public of a Missing Armed Forces Personnel record or particular information in a Missing Armed Forces Personnel record created after...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires findings, declarations, and purposes Congress finds and declares the following: A vast number of records relating to Missing Armed Forces Personnel have not been identified, located, or transferred to, requires definitions In this Act: The term Archivist means Archivist of the United States, and requires missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives.
Key Policy Areas
Electric Utilities, Energy, Environment, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
The bill requires findings, declarations, and purposes Congress finds and declares the following: A vast number of records relating to Missing Armed Forces Personnel have not been identified, located, or transferred to, requires definitions In this Act: The term Archivist means Archivist of the United States, and requires missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- Electric utilities and power customers affected by the bill
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
- Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill
- Foreign affairs agencies and foreign-policy stakeholders affected by the bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Electric utilities and power customers affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
- National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
- Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
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Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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