117 S4806 IS: Guarding against Unexploded Arms and Munitions Act U.S. Senate 2022-09-08 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.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4806IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 8, 2022Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo authorize the Secretary of Defense to use amounts available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance to remove munitions and explosives of concern in Guam, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Guarding against Unexploded Arms and Munitions Act or the GUAM Act.

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Use of amounts available to Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for removal of munitions and explosives of concern in Guam

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Defense may use amounts available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance to remove munitions and explosives of concern from military installations in Guam.(b)

Monitoring of removal

The Secretary shall monitor and assess the removal by the Department of munitions and explosives of concern from military installations in Guam and shall constantly update processes for such removal to mitigate any issues relating to such removal. (c)

Report on amounts necessary

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report indicating the amounts necessary to conduct removal of munitions and explosives of concern from military installations in Guam.(d)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means—(A)the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and(B)the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2)

Munitions and explosives of concern

The term munitions and explosives of concern has the meaning given that term in section 179.3 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.