S5211-118

Introduced

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify the Presidential drawdown authority, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 25, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify the Presidential drawdown authority, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Foreign Policy, 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 id6052fddc1de347b482518e7a0eb430e0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Our Stockpiles Act.
  • Section idd83e11bfbf5d4e108611c6730d5132d9: 2. Modification of Presidential drawdown authority Section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)) is amended— in paragraph (1), in...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify the Presidential drawdown authority, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Foreign Policy, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify the Presidential drawdown authority, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Foreign Policy 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
Sep 25, 2024

Mr. Lee (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Foreign Policy Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"unforeseen emergency" §idd83e11bfbf5d4e108611c6730d5132d9

a direct kinetic attack— on a bilateral or multilateral treaty ally of the United States, undetected or reasonably unforeseen by United States intelligence assessments, by an adversary of the United States

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