[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7102 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7102

 To assure the safety of expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and 
    equipment supporting United States military operations overseas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2008

Mr. Ortiz (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To assure the safety of expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and 
    equipment supporting United States military operations overseas.

    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 ``Ensuring Safe Facilities and 
Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFETY OF EXPEDITIONARY FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
              EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS 
              OVERSEAS.

    In order to assure the safe utilization by the Armed Forces of 
expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting 
United States military operations overseas, the Secretary of Defense 
shall certify to the congressional defense committees, by not later 
than March 30, 2009, that each of the following actions have been 
accomplished:
            (1) That generally accepted industry standards for the 
        safety of personnel are incorporated into military regulations 
        establishing requirements for facilities, infrastructure, and 
        equipment, including standards with respect to fire protection 
        and structural integrity, and standards with respect to 
        electrical systems, water treatment, and telecommunication 
        networks.
            (2) That each contract or task or delivery order carried 
        out for the construction, installation, repair, maintenance, or 
        operation of expeditionary facilities for the Armed Forces 
        overseas incorporates generally accepted industry standards for 
        the safety of personnel utilizing such facilities.
            (3) That the standards required under paragraphs (1) and 
        (2) apply in all current and future United States military 
        operations overseas.
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