Chemical and Biological Defense Program Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3460
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Chemical and Biological Defense Program Improvement Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill allows the Department of Defense to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program within the budget accounts of the military departments.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3460 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2023 Mr. Stewart (for himself, Mr. Curtis , Mr. Moore of Utah , and Mr. Owens ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 50, United States Code, to provide authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program in military budget accounts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chemical and Biological Defense Program Improvement Act of 2023 . 2. Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program in budget accounts of military departments Section 1701(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 ( 50 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2) ) is amended by striking may not be included in the budget accounts and inserting may be included in the budget accounts .