3.0.0 5303 2023-01-13T04:48:30Z 2023-01-13T04:48:30Z House H HR 2006-05-04 109 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-26T18:04:35Z Referred to 2006-05-04T14:02:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-15T16:50:40Z Referred to 2006-05-04T14:02:20Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-05-04T14:02:25Z 2006-05-26 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2006-05-15 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Committee 2006-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and International Relations, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2006-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and International Relations, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and International Relations, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and International Relations, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2006-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000523 Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] CYNTHIA MCKINNEY D GA A. 4 N Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Arms sales Child health Commerce Congress Congress and military policy Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Defense industries Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental monitoring Environmental research Epidemiology Export controls Families Fires Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Hazardous wastes Health International Affairs Iraq compilation Maps Medical personnel Medical research Medical statistics Medical tests Military bases Military medicine Military personnel NATO military forces Ordnance Planning Plutonium Pollution measurement Product safety Quality of products Radioactive wastes Refuse and refuse disposal Science, Technology, Communications Smoke Soil pollution Treaties Uranium Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-05-04 Introduced in House 2006-05-26T15:32:22Z Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to direct that all elements of the Department of Defense (DOD) suspend use of depleted uranium munitions until the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies to certain congressional committees that use of such munitions in future conflicts: (1) will not pose a likely long-term or residual threat to the health of U.S. or NATO military personnel; and (2) will not jeopardize the health of civilian populations in the area of such use.

Suspends federal approval of the foreign sale or export of munitions containing depleted uranium until the Secretary of HHS has made such certification.

Limits future exports to stocks certified free of transuranic matter by the Secretary of Defense.

Requires the Comptroller General to investigate and report to Congress on the contamination of stocks of depleted uranium munitions with transuranic elements.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention jointly to conduct a comprehensive study of the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions on veterans and on their children born after their respective exposures to uranium.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) a list and maps of all sites in the United States where depleted uranium munitions have been used or produced.

Requires the Administrator to study and report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense on the possible depleted uranium contamination of the soil, air, water, and vegetation of each listed site.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan for mitigation and cleanup at each site.

]]> Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2006 Display Title Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To require the suspension of the use, sale, development, production, testing, and export of depleted uranium munitions pending the outcome of certain studies of the health effects of such munitions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-05-04T04:00:00Z 2006-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.