Total Army Analysis Explosive Ordnance Disposal Domestic Response Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8473 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8473

 To direct the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a report in 
  the event that the assessment of the Army force structure using the 
   process known as ``Total Army Analysis'' does not include certain 
                               missions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2024

 Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a report in 
  the event that the assessment of the Army force structure using the 
   process known as ``Total Army Analysis'' does not include certain 
                               missions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Total Army 
Analysis Explosive Ordnance Disposal Domestic Response Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MISSIONS IN TOTAL ARMY ANALYSIS.

    (a) Reporting Requirement.--If the Army conducts an assessment of 
the Army force structure using the process known as ``Total Army 
Analysis'' and such assessment does not include each covered mission, 
the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes--
            (1) an explanation for excluding the covered mission in the 
        assessment; and
            (2) an analysis of the risk assumed to the homeland by 
        reason of excluding the covered mission.
    (b) Covered Missions.--In this section, a covered mission is any of 
the following:
            (1) A Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission.
            (2) A Very Important Personnel Protection Support Activity 
        mission.
            (3) Any forces required for a mission referred to in 
        paragraph (1) or (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The requirement to submit reports under 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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