S.Amdt. 2907

SA 2907. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following:

SEC. 334. REPORT ON RISKS FROM SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE HAZARDS
IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress a report that
includes the following:
(1) An assessment of the risk from surface and subsurface
explosive ordnance hazards, submerged maritime vessels, and
related hazards, as determined by the Secretary of Defense,
to operations, security cooperation, and other activities of
the Department of Defense in the Indo-Pacific region,
including--
(A) an assessment of the expected prevalence of unexploded
hazards throughout such region in locations that the
Secretary of Defense is expecting to begin major or minor
construction projects during the one-year period beginning on
the date of the report; and
(B) a review of threats to critical infrastructure in
Pacific Island countries and territories that could be
relevant to potential contingency operations of the
Department, including airports, ports, bridges, and
hospitals.
(2) An assessment of authorities to allow the Department to
partner with the militaries or police forces of Pacific
Island countries to conduct surface and subsurface explosive
ordnance removal, including underwater ordnance.
(3) An assessment of the value a region-wide survey of
unexploded ordnance in the Indo-Pacific region could provide
for operations, security cooperation, and other activities of
the Department that support the defense and security
interests of the United States.
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