[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3725 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3725

 To assist international efforts to improve awareness, detection, and 
      clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 1996

Mr. Moran (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
   Payne of New Jersey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
Beilenson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gene Green 
 of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Flake, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, and 
   Mr. Farr of California) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition 
to the Committee on National Security, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To assist international efforts to improve awareness, detection, and 
      clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance.

    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 ``Landmine Removal Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General--The President shall carry out a program for 
humanitarian purposes to improve awareness, detection, and clearance of 
antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance.
    (b) Forms of Assistance.--The President shall implement subsection 
(a) by directing the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development to--
            (1) provide personnel to instruct, educate, train, and 
        advise persons described in subsection (c) to improve 
        awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines 
        and explosive ordnance;
            (2) provide financial assistance for expenses associated 
        with instructing, educating, training, and advising persons 
        described in subsection (c) regarding awareness, detection, and 
        clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance;
            (3) provide technical assistance, equipment, and technology 
        regarding awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel 
        landmines and explosive ordnance; and
            (4) encourage participation of persons described in 
        subsection (c) in improving awareness, detection, and clearance 
        of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance.
    (c) Persons That May Receive Assistance.--Persons that may receive 
instruction, education, training, advice, or other assistance under 
this section include--
            (1) foreign governments;
            (2) international organizations;
            (3) non-governmental organizations;
            (4) humanitarian relief organizations;
            (5) private voluntary organizations;
            (6) the United Nations; and
            (7) other persons the President considers appropriate.

SEC. 3. REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than January 15, 1997, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
shall transmit to Congress a joint report which shall include--
            (1) a description of the extent to which section 2 has been 
        implemented in the 12 months immediately preceding the report;
            (2) a description of all financial expenditures made for 
        implementation of section 2 in the 12 months immediately 
        preceding the report;
            (3) a description of measures proposed to implement section 
        2 in the 12 months immediately following the report;
            (4) a unified proposed budget for implementation of section 
        2 for the 3 fiscal years immediately following the report;
            (5) a 3-year plan, as required by subsection (b);
            (6) a description of, and recommendations to improve, 
        Federal interagency coordination of efforts to detect and clear 
        antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance;
            (7) recommendations to coordinate United States 
        international and domestic efforts to detect, clear, and 
        dispose of explosive ordnance; and
            (8) recommendations for developing technology to make 
        antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance easier to detect 
        and to decrease the cost of clearing antipersonnel landmines 
        and explosive ordnance.
    (b) 3-Year Plan.--The initial report required by subsection (a), 
and every 3 years thereafter the annual report required by subsection 
(a), shall contain a description of the measures which the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development plan to use to implement 
section 2 during the 3 years immediately following the report.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL.

    The President shall ensure that no member of the Armed Forces of 
the United States, while providing assistance under this Act--
            (1) engages in the physical detection, lifting, or 
        destruction of antipersonnel landmines or explosive ordnance 
        (unless such member does so for the concurrent purpose of 
        supporting a United States military operation); or
            (2) provides such assistance as part of a military 
        operation that does not involve the Armed Forces of the United 
        States.

SEC. 5. ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINE DEFINED.

    For the purposes of this Act the term ``antipersonnel landmine'' 
means any munition placed under, on, or near the ground or other 
surface area, delivered by artillery, rocket, mortar, or similar means, 
or dropped from an aircraft and which is designed, constructed, or 
adapted to be detonated or exploded by the presence, proximity, or 
contact of a person.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision 
of law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act), funds 
appropriated for the Department of Defense for Overseas Humanitarian, 
Disaster, and Civic Aid for any fiscal year, which are available for 
activities related to awareness, detection, or clearance of 
antipersonnel landmines or explosive ordnance shall remain available 
until expended unless in the Act appropriating such funds the matter 
specifically relating to Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
states otherwise.
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