HB5270: To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of Defense to carry out certain environmental restoration projects at facilities of the National Guard and the Air National Guard.
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of Defense to carry out certain environmental restoration projects at facilities of the National Guard and the Air National Guard.
Plain-language summary
This bill would let the Secretary of Defense (the head of the Department of Defense) clean up environmental pollution at National Guard and Air National Guard bases. Environmental restoration means removing or fixing contamination like hazardous chemicals or waste at military sites. The bill would give the Secretary of Defense the authority to decide which cleanup projects to undertake at these facilities. The bill is currently in the early stage, having just been introduced in Congress and awaiting review.
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HB5270: To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of Defense to ca…