S.Amdt. 172

SA 172. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024
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 in title X, 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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