H.R. 8197

119 HR 8197 IH: To terminate the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-06
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8197  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 6, 2026   Mr. Burchett  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on  Intelligence , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To terminate the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
1.
Termination of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
(a)
Termination
(1)
Requirement
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—
(A)
terminate the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office; and
(B)
transfer the functions of the Office to other elements of the Department of Defense as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(2)
Prohibition
The Secretary may not establish within the Department of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence may not establish within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, a single office or other entity similar to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office that exercises comprehensive or centralized authority over matters relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena.
(3)
Repeal
Section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( 50 U.S.C. 3373 ) is repealed.
(b)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Accounting of security classification guides
Section 1673 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 ( Public Law 119–60 ;  50 U.S.C. 3373  note) is repealed.
(2)
Records
Section 1673 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 50 U.S.C. 3373b ) is amended—
(A)
in subsection (a), by striking  acting through the head of the Office and  each place it appears; and
(B)
in subsection (b)(3)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  the Office  and inserting  the Secretary ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  The head of the Office  and inserting  The Secretary ; and
(C)
in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (6).
(3)
National Archives
Section 1842(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( Public Law 118–31 ;  44 U.S.C. 2107  note) is amended—
(A)
in paragraph (2), by striking  , including the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office,  each place it appears; and
(B)
in paragraph (3), by striking  the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office  and inserting  the Secretary of Defense .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
The term  transmedium objects or devices  means objects or devices that are—
(A)
observed to transition between space and the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and bodies of water; and
(B)
not immediately identifiable.
(2)
The term  unidentified anomalous phenomena  means—
(A)
airborne objects that are not immediately identifiable;
(B)
transmedium objects or devices; and
(C)
submerged objects or devices that are not immediately identifiable and that display behavior or performance characteristics suggesting that the objects or devices may be related to the objects described in subparagraph (A).