To amend the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act to modify and extend that Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act to modify and extend that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H29675CE39D2F4CAD907E1831694DC7E7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Tools to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act.
- Section H557C4D9F337B4640B871563DB7D9A06E: 2. Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States to fully implement and enforce sanctions against terrorist organizations and other malign...
- Section H764A883F685E47C287D9B45E614A29AE: 3. Modification and extension of Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act Section 3 of the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless...
- Section H52BCFDFDB8F44667A07CB1B1183F7A28: 6. Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the...
- Section H644618A767B34E4BB3156272B185DB79: 4. Report on countering the use of human shields Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act to modify and extend that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act to modify and extend that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition …
Mr. Gallagher (for himself and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees, Department of Defense, Executive Branch (President)
Palestine Islamic Jihad members and affiliates, Terrorist organizations using human shields
Foreign persons dealing with Palestine Islamic Jihad
Financial institutions conducting international transactions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
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