S 3448 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Bring Our Heroes Home Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-09-28· Sponsored by Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2016-09-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Bring Our Heroes Home Act of 2016 This bill: (1) requires the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to establish the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection; and (2) establishes the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Review Board, which shall require all records that relate to the loss, fate, or status of missing Armed Forces personnel to be transmitted to NARA and disclosed to the public in the collection in the absence of clear and convincing evidence that a record is not such a record or that it qualifies for postponement of public disclosure. The board shall: (1) publish a schedule for review of all such records; and (2) establish processes for the transmission of records for the collection, the maintenance of the collection, and the disclosure of such records. Each government office shall: (1) identify, review, and organize each such record in its possession for transmission to NARA and disclosure to the public or for review by the board; and (2) identify and review for public disclosure each such record previously transferred to NARA that remains classified. Each presidential archival depository shall: (1) have as a priority the expedited review fo…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican