[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2527. Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 1052. STUDY ON PHASING OUT OPEN BURN PITS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report that includes--
       (1) details of any ongoing use of open burn pits; and
       (2) the feasibility of phasing out the use of open burn 
     pits by using technology incinerators.
       (b) Open Burn Pit Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``open burn pit'' means an area of land--
       (1) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense to be 
     used for disposing solid waste by burning in the outdoor air; 
     and
       (2) does not contain a commercially manufactured 
     incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and 
     manufactured for the burning of solid waste.

     SEC. 1053. AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY.

       Beginning not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out an annual education campaign to inform individuals who 
     may be eligible to enroll in the Airborne Hazards and Open 
     Burn Pit Registry of such eligibility. Each such campaign 
     shall include at least one electronic method and one physical 
     mailing method to provide such information.
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