Bill > HR6723

This bill, titled the "Bring Our Heroes Home Act," aims to establish a comprehensive collection of records related to missing U.S. Armed Forces and civilian personnel at the National Archives, ensuring these records are preserved, presumed declassified, and publicly disclosed to provide a full accounting of their fate. It mandates that government offices expeditiously transmit these records to the Archivist (the head of the National Archives) and make them publicly available, with narrow exceptions for national security or privacy concerns. The bill also creates a Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel Records Review Board, composed of presidential appointees, to oversee the process, review records, and make determinations on disclosure or postponement of disclosure, with the President having the final say on any postponements. The Act defines key terms like "Executive agency" (any part of the federal government, including military branches) and "missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel record" (any record related to the loss or fate of personnel missing since December 7, 1941). The goal is to provide closure and historical understanding for families and the public regarding individuals who went missing while serving the nation.

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