To terminate the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
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Summary
Ends the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and blocks any similar centralized UAP office. The bill would require the Secretary of Defense to terminate AARO within 60 days and transfer its functions to other Department of Defense elements.
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- Department of Defense staff and programs: Would close AARO within 60 days and move its duties into other DoD components, changing where work on unidentified anomalous phenomena is managed.
- Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence: Would be prohibited from creating a single office or similar entity with centralized authority over unidentified anomalous phenomena.
- Legal and policy framework: Repeals Section 1683 of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act and makes conforming amendments to FY2023 and FY2024 NDAA provisions. The bill also defines "transmedium objects or devices" and "unidentified anomalous phenomena" to cover airborne, transmedium, and submerged objects that are not immediately identifiable.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Close Pentagon anomaly office
If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of Defense to close the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office within 60 days after enactment. The Secretary would transfer the Office's functions and records to other Defense Department elements. The bill would repeal statutory sections that authorized AARO and would bar the Secretary and the Director of National Intelligence from creating a single centralized office like AARO. These changes would take effect 60 days after enactment.
Defense Department records and definitions
If enacted, this bill would change recordkeeping language to name the Secretary of Defense where the closed office was previously named. It would strike or replace several statutory phrases about the office and alter who manages those records. The bill would also add clear definitions for 'transmedium objects or devices' and for 'unidentified anomalous phenomena' that cover airborne, transmedium, and certain submerged objects not immediately identifiable. These changes would take effect 60 days after enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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