To increase the availability of open-source intelligence products in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To increase the availability of open-source intelligence products in the Federal Government, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Labor.
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 H6B043250C3C146529CCEEE3E4DA29349: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open Source Intelligence Availability Act.
- Section H1282F75C20794B03A06B542CACDE02B7: 2. Development of plan to make open-source intelligence products available to certain Federal employees Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To increase the availability of open-source intelligence products in the Federal Government, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Energy, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To increase the availability of open-source intelligence products in the Federal Government, 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
IntroducedMr. Castro of Texas (for himself and Mr. Gallagher) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an employee of the Federal Government— who is not an employee or contractor of an element of the intelligence community
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