HR 4434 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Europe Germany Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military command and structure Military facilities and property Military readiness Portugal Spain

Africa Counter Terrorism Initiative Act

Introduced: April 9, 2014 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Apr 9, 2014

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Africa Counter Terrorism Initiative Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to develop, submit to Congress, and implement within one year after enactment of this Act a plan to transfer the headquarters of AFRICOM from Stuttgart, Germany, to a location in the continental United States.

Requires the plan to provide for: (1) the 65th Air Base Wing to be an AFRICOM asset; (2) AFRICOM permanent assets to be located at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal; (3) the transfer of U.S. assets at Lajes Field from United States European Command to AFRICOM for purposes of being the forward operating location, logistical hub, and location of AFRICOM assets; and (4) the relocation of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response (SP-MAGTF CR) from Moron Air Base, Spain, to Lajes Field.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a review of the Agreement on Cooperation and Defense Between the United States and Portugal, signed at Lisbon on June 1, 1995, to ensure that such Agreement accurately reflects and accounts for such plan.

Requires Lajes Field to continue operating 24 hours a day, at or above its 2012 levels of readiness, effective until at least the date of completion of the 2018 quadrennial defense review.

What's happening now April 9, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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