To provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7479
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-07-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arctic and polar regions

Congressional tributes

Department of Defense

Executive agency funding and structure

Members of Congress

Policy sciences

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD)&nbsp;to establish and administer a DOD regional center for security studies for the Arctic, to be located in Alaska or Hawaii and known as the Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies.</p> </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7479 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2020 Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Cole , and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

1. Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies (a) Establishment required (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish and administer for purposes of section 342 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable provisions of law, a Department of Defense Regional Center for Security Studies for the Arctic. (2) Designation The Regional Center for Security Studies established and administered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies . (3) Location The Regional Center for Security Studies established and administered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be located in such location in a non-contiguous State as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Sixth Regional Center for Security Studies Section 184(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) The Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies, located in a non-contiguous State. . (c) Acceptance of gifts and donations Section 2611(a)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) The Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies. .