S.Amdt. 5931

SA 5931. Mr. WELCH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 B of title III, insert the
following:

SEC. 320C. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall deploy, use, and
sustain alternative solid waste disposal systems at any
location where the Secretary determines open-air burn pits--
(1) exist at any military installation or other location
where members of the Armed Forces are housed, either
temporarily or permanently, including an enduring location, a
contingency location, a military facility associated with an
access agreement with a host nation, a main operating base, a
forward operating site, or a cooperative security location;
(2) are operated by the Department of Defense or a
contractor of the Department;
(3) contain waste generated by activities of the
Department; or
(4) are in need, or could be used, for the safe disposal of
illicit contraband or medical use.
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