[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2486 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2486

  To limit the availability of funds for the destruction of landmines.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2023

Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To limit the availability of funds for the destruction of landmines.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combat Power Preservation Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF 
              LANDMINES.

    (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may be 
obligated or expended for the destruction of anti-personnel landmine 
munitions before the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the 
report required by subsection (c).
    (b) Exception for Safety.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
anti-personnel landmine munitions that the Secretary of Defense 
determines are unsafe or could pose a safety risk to the United States 
Armed Forces if not demilitarized or destroyed.
    (c) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
        includes each of the following:
                    (A) A description of the policy of the Department 
                of Defense regarding the use of anti-personnel 
                landmines, including methods for commanders to seek 
                waivers to use such munitions.
                    (B) Projections covering the period of 10 years 
                following the date of the report of--
                            (i) the inventory levels for all anti-
                        personnel landmine munitions, taking into 
                        account future production of anti-personnel 
                        landmine munitions, any plans for 
                        demilitarization of such munitions, the age of 
                        the munitions, storage and safety 
                        considerations, and any other factors that are 
                        expected to impact the size of the inventory;
                            (ii) the cost to achieve the inventory 
                        levels projected in clause (i), including the 
                        cost for potential demilitarization or disposal 
                        of such munitions; and
                            (iii) the cost to develop and produce new 
                        anti-personnel landmine munitions the Secretary 
                        determines are necessary to meet the demands of 
                        operational plans.
                    (C) An assessment by the Chairman of the Joint 
                Chiefs of Staff of the effects of the inventory levels 
                projected under subparagraph (B)(i) on operational 
                plans.
                    (D) Any inputs by the Chairman and the commanders 
                of the combatant commands to a policy process that 
                resulted in a change in landmine policy during the 
                calendar year preceding the date of the enactment of 
                this Act.
                    (E) Any other matters that the Secretary determines 
                appropriate for inclusion in the report.
            (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.
    (d) Briefing Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
        the status, as of the date of the briefing, of research and 
        development into operational alternatives to anti-personnel 
        landmine munitions.
            (2) Form of briefing.--The briefing required by paragraph 
        (1) may contain classified information.
    (e) Anti-Personnel Landmine Munitions Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``anti-personnel landmine munitions'' includes anti-personnel 
landmines and submunitions, as defined by the Convention on the 
Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-
Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, concluded at Oslo September 
18, 1997, as determined by the Secretary.
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