Authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies.

Joyce Beatty · Ohio · Democratic

policy impact 0.45 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 82%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies.. Promised outcome: The Secretary of Defense would be authorized to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. House public bill introduction by Rep. Joyce Beatty, Ohio 3rd District, recorded in the Congressional Record on 2026-10-01.

Occurrences

By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Ms. E LFRETH): H.R. 10646. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental sup- port agreements on behalf of Defense Agen- cies, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Armed Services.

The Congressional Record reports that Rep. Joyce Beatty introduced H.R. 10646 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies.

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Evidence

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By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Ms. ELFRETH): H.R. 10646. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Congressional Record entry shows Beatty introduced H.R. 10646 and it was referred to the House Armed Services Committee, documenting effort but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-10-01-pt1-PgH6015-2.pdf
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Current status In committee Oct 1, 2026 introduced 0 recorded votes

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Legislative data mirror, citing Congress.gov/GovInfo status data, indicates the bill remains in committee with no recorded votes as of its latest check, so the authorization has not been enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10646 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to authoriz… | Vote Files
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“(5) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ includes the Secretary of Defense acting on behalf of the head of a Defense Agency.”.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official introduced bill provides the precise amendment Beatty proposed to authorize Defense Agency agreements under 10 U.S.C. 2679. This documents concrete legislative effort. No subsequent enactment or other delivery evidence was found for October 17–19, 2026; the commitment remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10646 (Introduced-in-House)
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-19 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified original record establishes Beatty introduced H.R. 10646, and passage 68342 documents the proposed authorization. This supports legislative effort, but no verified evidence establishes enactment or an attributable partial outcome. Introduction does not fulfill the authorization outcome. No documented deadline has expired as of 2026-10-19.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 99%