H.R. 8473 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8473 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 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. 1. Short title (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Total Army Analysis Explosive Ordnance Disposal Domestic Response Act of 2024. 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.