Sec. 1057. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain landmines
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Except as provided under subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the destruction of anti-personnel landmines of the United States (as defined in the announcement of the President on September 23, 2014) until— the Secretary of Defense publishes a comprehensive study on— the tactical and operational effects of a ban on such landmines; and the current state of research into operational alternatives to such landmines; such alternatives are specifically authorized by law and provided appropriations; such alternatives are fully deployed; members of the Armed Forces of the United States and allies of the United States are trained in the use of such alternatives; and the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that the replacement of such landmines by such alternatives will not endanger members of the Armed Forces of the United States or allies of the United States or pose any operational challenges and that adequate stockpiles and manufacturing capacity exists to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the United States and allies of the United States in current deployments and anticipated contingencies.
The limitation under subsection
(a)shall not apply to any anti-personnel land mine that the Secretary certifies has become unsafe or poses a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed.