HR7843-118

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Guam Environmental Protection Agency to conduct necessary environmental inspections at military instillations in Guam.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 29, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Guam Environmental Protection Agency to conduct necessary environmental inspections at military instillations in Guam., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Environment, Government Operations.

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 HFE80E968E7654F5AABBC4D95140D24F2: 1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Guam EPA Cooperation Act.
  • Section H91F75EFDA5094DEC8766DA61541D34A4: 2. Authority to enter into Memorandum Of Understanding with the Environmental Protection Agency The Secretary of Defense may enter into a Memorandum of...

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 direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Guam Environmental Protection Agency to conduct necessary environmental inspections at military instillations in Guam., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Environment, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Guam Environmental Protection Agency to conduct necessary environmental inspections at military instillations in Guam., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Environment Government Operations

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
Mar 29, 2024

Mr. Moylan (for himself, Mr. Gimenez, and Mr. Veasey) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

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

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