[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7496]
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  SA 3997. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON THE DEMILITARIZATION ABROAD OF 
                   UNSERVICEABLE MUNITIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report setting forth an assessment of the 
     feasibility and advisability of demilitarizing abroad 
     unserviceable munitions that are located outside the United 
     States in order to avoid the costs of transporting such 
     munitions to the United States for demilitarization.
       (b) Considerations.--In preparing the evaluation required 
     for the report, the Secretary shall take into account the 
     following:
       (1) The need for mitigation of adverse environmental 
     impacts, or impacts to the health and safety of local 
     populations, in the demilitarization of unserviceable 
     munitions.
       (2) The availability and ease of use of munitions 
     demilitarization technologies and mechanisms abroad, whether 
     or not currently in use by the Army, including available non-
     incineration technologies.
       (3) Any costs savings achievable through demilitarization 
     of unserviceable munitions abroad.
       (c) Technologies.--If the Secretary determines for purposes 
     of the report that the demilitarization abroad of 
     unserviceable munitions located outside the United States is 
     feasible and advisable, the report shall include a 
     description and assessment of various technologies and other 
     mechanisms that would be suitable for such demilitarization.
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