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<dc:title>117 S4956 IS: To modify the authority for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2022-09-27</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>117th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 4956</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20220927">September 27, 2022</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S376">Ms. Ernst</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To modify the authority for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Modification of authority for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance</header><subsection id="id96678796f4b14b04bff6910328d7448e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expansion of authority</header><text>Subsection (a)(1) of section 407 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id8a2ba56b52ed4b658ad77c9041591faa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph id="id3e734912667c4829a938a27e5c4f3e97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>carry out</quote> and inserting <quote>provide</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad8e4a6f20044c6c9692536b1335894d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in a country</quote> and inserting <quote>to a country</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8addfce5b3a642c39e48509691229fa4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>in which the activities are to be carried out</quote> and inserting <quote>to which the assistance is to be provided</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2842a3db899342438d4de268667e4050"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenses</header><text>Subsection (c) of such section is amended—</text><paragraph id="ida18a656efb2548a98471c2fff07ae6c5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d309edb09db46d29c68749c3b5a2157"><subparagraph id="id83016fea2a4d45908e81f0cb1597a896"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses of foreign personnel to attend training provided by the Department of Defense under this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id29178c283a5a43dbade2cbe29638f631"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7280ff178ec44a71b44a413d89d131a0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section is amended—</text><paragraph id="idAFAD627CA76B4363846A415D8FC4E050"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>include in the annual report under section 401 of this title a separate discussion of</quote> and inserting <quote>submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id639be8c7d87c4208861fe0e83edff7f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="ida4bebe9e13e9489c95c6a100c7816298"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in which</quote> and inserting <quote>to which</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id995fef501e8d4633be650fa758ad54c5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>carried out</quote> and inserting <quote>provided</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1cdce9df55d9498a93b991943e53d4ef"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>carried out in</quote> and inserting <quote>provided to</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcc2b60f9bfd14defa785da76f89155d5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="iddec841292f9d456180726639bbde35bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in which</quote> and inserting <quote>to which</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id938fb9ab20fb49a2ae1bf372268880c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>carried out</quote> and inserting <quote>provided</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id49e158eaf1234159b08c06fb3de9ba80"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>in carrying out such assistance in each such country</quote> and inserting <quote>in providing such assistance to each such country</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body></bill> 

