II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 358 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2009 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Pryor, and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To ensure the safety of members of the United States Armed Forces while using expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting United States military operations overseas.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Safe Facilities and Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act.

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Certification of safety of expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting United States military operations overseas

(a)

Certification required

In order to ensure 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 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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. (b)

Congressional defense committees defined

In this section, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.