S.Amdt. 1690
What it does: Adds SEC. 838. ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS at the end of subtitle D of title VIII
Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-OK)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 838. ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS at the end of subtitle D of title VIII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1390 · Placed on Calendar Senate
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Inserted: SEC. 838. ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS.
Inserted: (a) Finding.--Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) Water is often the limiting factor in the length of a military mission.
Inserted: (2) Military forces in the field require new technologies to help extend mission duration.
Inserted: (3) Military forces must have the capability to generate safe drinking water during remote deployments, emergencies, or during the disruption of the supply chain.
Inserted: (b) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the ongoing efforts by the Department of Defense, and specifically the United States Special Operations Command, to acquire advanced water purification systems. The report shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) The impact of potable water availability on the planning and execution of military missions.
Inserted: (2) A list of performance criteria used to evaluate the different water purification systems such as--
Inserted: (A) purity, taste, and color of the water;
Inserted: (B) the length of time the purification takes; and
Inserted: (C) the ease of use of the system.
Inserted: (3) An assessment of the current man-portable water purification technologies including technologies that use chemicals, forward osmosis, and filtration.
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Inserted: (4) An assessment of the performance of each system in multiple scenarios such as a bio-terror attacks, natural disasters like floods and hurricanes, and military operations overseas.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following:
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SA 1690. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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 D of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 838. ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS.
(a) Finding.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Water is often the limiting factor in the length of a military mission.
(2) Military forces in the field require new technologies to help extend mission duration.
(3) Military forces must have the capability to generate safe drinking water during remote deployments, emergencies, or during the disruption of the supply chain.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the ongoing efforts by the Department of Defense, and specifically the United States Special Operations Command, to acquire advanced water purification systems. The report shall include the following:
(1) The impact of potable water availability on the planning and execution of military missions.
(2) A list of performance criteria used to evaluate the different water purification systems such as--
(A) purity, taste, and color of the water;
(B) the length of time the purification takes; and
(C) the ease of use of the system.
(3) An assessment of the current man-portable water purification technologies including technologies that use chemicals, forward osmosis, and filtration.
(4) An assessment of the performance of each system in multiple scenarios such as a bio-terror attacks, natural disasters like floods and hurricanes, and military operations overseas.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 22, 2009