To amend chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense to operate a facility capable of processing identification and eligibility systems for members of the Armed Forces and their families near large metropolitan areas, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Defense to maintain identification and eligibility service facilities within 30 miles of major metropolitan areas and staff them regularly.
Who Benefits and How
Service members and eligible dependents in major metropolitan areas could gain closer and more predictable access to DEERS and identification services.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Defense would need to site, staff, and maintain facilities to meet the new mileage and operating requirements.
Key Provisions
- Requires a covered ID and eligibility facility within 30 miles of each metropolitan area with at least 300,000 people.
- Requires each such facility to be open and staffed at least two days per week during business hours.
- Defines covered facilities and the ID matters they must support.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Defense to maintain identification and eligibility service facilities within 30 miles of major metropolitan areas and staff them regularly.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Defense to maintain identification and eligibility service facilities within 30 miles of major metropolitan areas and staff them regularly.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Service members and eligible dependents needing identification and eligibility services
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Defense officials responsible for facility siting and staffing
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Wied (for himself and Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Service members and eligible dependents needing DEERS and identification services
Department of Defense officials responsible for siting and staffing the facilities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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