S.Amdt. 2527

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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