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US S1156
US S1156READINESS Act of 2019 Requiring Every American Defense Installation to Nullify Environmental Stresses for Security Act of 2019
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Introduced
04/11/2019
04/11/2019
In Committee
04/11/2019
04/11/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of each military department to develop resilience plans for installations of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure the readiness of the Armed Forces through a program of military installation resilience plans. These plans, which may include state-owned National Guard facilities, shall contain the following elements, as appropriate: an assessment of current risks and threats, such as changes in environmental conditions, and future risks and threats—based upon authoritative projections of changing environmental conditions—to the resilience of a major installation considered in a master plan during a 50-year lifespan; a description of vulnerable assets or infrastructure located on the installation as well as critical community infrastructure and resources outside of the installation; and a description of measures to mitigate threats to the resilience of an installation and its mission, associated costs of the measures, and agreements that will aid the resilience of the installation and vulnerable community infrastructure and resources.
AI Summary
This bill, the Requiring Every American Defense Installation to Nullify Environmental Stresses for Security Act of 2019 (READINESS Act of 2019), requires the Department of Defense to develop and implement military installation resilience plans for each military installation and certain state-owned National Guard facilities. These plans must include assessments of current and future risks and threats to the resilience of the installation, such as from extreme weather events and changes in environmental conditions, as well as descriptions of vulnerable assets and infrastructure, both on the installation and in the surrounding community. The plans must also describe measures to mitigate these threats and associated costs, as well as any relevant agreements with other federal, tribal, state, or local entities. The bill requires the Secretary of each military department to review these plans regularly and submit an annual report to Congress on their preparation and implementation.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (on 04/11/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1156/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1156/BILLS-116s1156is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1156/BILLS-116s1156is.pdf.pdf |
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