HR5009-118

Introduced

To reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 6, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3087FFC3843B40EAA7B97E86855D82E3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. Any...
  • Section H55CCB31CA3754ACE8B86E97A0DC8346E: 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents This Act is organized into 7 divisions as follows: Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations....
  • Section H99598FF925FA4E40A56E97AEA6B669D1: 3. Definitions In this Act: In divisions A through D, the term this Act refers to divisions A through D. The term congressional defense committees has the...
  • Section H10BA9AE0AB704AB9B22484FF787D96B2: 4. Budgetary effects of this Act The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be...
  • Section H67A4D6B105A9414E850ABC008AF68534: 5. Joint explanatory statement The joint explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 11, 2024

Sep 24, 2024

Feb 6, 2024

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

Jul 27, 2023

Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. González-Colón, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

12 terms
"eligible individual" §H0C523DCE5DD54CE699EB8B25EB3F440F

an individual— whom the Secretary of the Air Force determines served in support of space operations as a member of the Air Force

"licensing authority" §H1C00B8FBF9504615A462B906DA3E174C

any State board, commission, department, or agency that— is established in the State for the primary purpose of regulating the entry of persons into or the conduct of persons within, a particular profession

"covered employee" §H2E16CE7EE27549C3919710C972CF1B47

an individual who, at any time beginning on or after October 1, 2007, was— a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty for a period of more than 30 consecutive days

"eligible individual" §H3E7D6FF575094EF1ABFBB2F9F7CB2E0D

an individual— whom the Secretary of the Air Force determines served in support of space operations as a member of the Air Force

"licensing authority" §H445DB5726F234ECD9852848A10A530E0

any State board, commission, department, or agency that— is established in the State for the primary purpose of regulating the entry of persons into or the conduct of persons within, a particular profession

"covered member" §H673E67B7D1F04CAEAE51CF5FC97A235E

a member of the Armed Forces— who has a dependent child

"collaboration" §H72E03352A2B94B3FB5E5AE180239AF06

coordinated activity between an institution of higher education and a covered entity and includes— sharing of research facilities, resources, or data

"covered Armed Force" §H86883439D1B945E887B3F4B13FA6EDDA

the Army or Navy. The term Secretary concerned means— the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army

"science and technology reinvention laboratory" §HC29B1BA1DB5C4C8F823CE015AEC0F194

a Department of Defense laboratory designated as a Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory under section 4121 of this title. Section 211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328

"energetic materials" §HC631504CCB0742CE915403FCC01913EE

critical chemicals and formulations that— release large amounts of stored chemical energy

"covered DODEA school" §HE884383B140D4A168546F6105F8A4854

a domestic dependent elementary or secondary school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity that— was established on or before the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

"covered DODEA school" §HF2D6B3A15161460580CBF47A14611A77

a domestic dependent elementary or secondary school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity that— was established on or before the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

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