To provide for the creation of the missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the creation of the missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Foreign Policy.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bring Our Heroes Home Act.
- Section idb9bfcafd90ab4bf4ab7ec54e1438b1fa: 2. Findings, declarations, and purposes Congress finds and declares the following: A vast number of records relating to missing Armed Forces and civilian...
- Section idce1e5888c11149bf80762006fc439ffd: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Archivist means Archivist of the United States. The term Collection means the Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel...
- Section ida14c937c80444e949324fca837a082eb: 4. Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives Not later than 90 days after confirmation of the initial members of...
- Section id69369deb9a434865a9676b8b960a022b: 5. Review, identification, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records by Government...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the creation of the missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Defense, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for the creation of the missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Blackburn, …
Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Blackburn, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Department of Justice
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Government offices facing compliance challenges, Review Board members (presidential appointees), Review Board staff (new positions)
Negative-direction: Department of Justice, Department of State, Executive branch agencies, Executive branch agencies (DOD, State, CIA, etc.), Executive branch agencies claiming exemptions, Executive branch agencies holding records, Federal budget, General Services Administration, Intelligence agencies, National Archives and Records Administration, Review Board
FOIA requesters, Families of missing personnel, Families of missing service members
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an Executive agency, the Library of Congress, or the National Archives. The term missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel means one or more missing persons
an Executive agency, the Library of Congress, or the National Archives. The term missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel means one or more missing persons
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