HR6217-118

Introduced

To provide for emergency acquisition authority in the event of armed attack against a United States ally or partner by a foreign adversary of the United States.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 3, 2023

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 provide for emergency acquisition authority in the event of armed attack against a United States ally or partner by a foreign adversary of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Environment, Labor.

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 H398DEE2B99B0445E9A215811C3F83C5D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing American Acquisitions, Readiness, and Military Stockpiles Act of 2023 or the Securing American ARMS Act of...
  • Section H3533D128CADD4671991131FE525E2EAF: 2. Emergency acquisition authority Section 3601(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking ; or and inserting a...

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 provide for emergency acquisition authority in the event of armed attack against a United States ally or partner by a foreign adversary of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Environment, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide for emergency acquisition authority in the event of armed attack against a United States ally or partner by a foreign adversary of the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Environment Labor

Whole bill

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

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 3, 2023

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Environment Labor
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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