Sec. 351. CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPLOSIVE SAFETY BOARD
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## SEC. 351 CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPLOSIVE SAFETY BOARD ###
(a)Responsibilities Section 172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: > > ### “(c) Responsibilities of Chair > > The chair of the explosive safety board shall carry out the following responsibilities: > > > #### “(1) > > To act as the principal executive representative and advisor of the Secretary on explosive and chemical agent safety matters related to Department of Defense military munitions. > > > #### “(2) > > To perform the hazard classification approval duties assigned to the chair. > > > #### “(3) > > To preside over meetings of the explosive safety board. > > > #### “(4) > > To direct the staff of the explosive safety board. > > > #### “(5) > > To performs other functions relating to explosives safety management, as directed by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. > > > #### “(6) > > To provide impartial and objective advice related to explosives safety management to the Secretary of Defense and the heads of the military departments. > > > #### “(7) > > To serve as the principal representative and advisor of the Department of Defense on matters relating to explosives safety management. > > > #### “(8) > > To provide assistance and advice to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Deputy Director of Land Warfare and Munitions in munitions acquisition oversight and technology advancement for Department of Defense military munitions, especially in the areas of explosives and chemical agent safety and demilitarization. > > > #### “(9) > > To provide assistance and advice to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness in sustainment oversight of Department of Defense military munitions, especially in the areas of explosives and chemical agent safety, storage, transportation, and demilitarization. > > > #### “(10) > > To develop and recommend issuances to define the functions of the explosive safety board. > > > #### “(11) > > To establishes joint hazard classification procedures with covered components of the Department. > > > #### “(12) > > To make recommendations to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment with respect to explosives and chemical agent safety tenets and requirements. > > > #### “(13) > > To conducts oversight of Department of Defense explosive safety management programs. > > > #### “(14) > > To carry out such other responsibilities as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. > > > ### “(d) Responsibilities of Executive Director and Civilian Members > > The executive director and civilian members of the explosive safety board shall— > > > #### “(1) > > provide assistance to the chair in carrying out the responsibilities specified in subsection (c); and > > > #### “(2) > > carry out such other responsibilities as the chair determines appropriate. > > > ### “(e) Meetings > > > ####
(1)> > The explosive safety board shall meet not less frequently than quarterly. > > > #### “(2) > > The chair shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report describing the activities conducted at the meetings of the board. > > > ### “(f) Exclusive Responsibilities > > The explosive safety board shall have exclusive responsibility within the Department of Defense for— > > > #### “(1) > > recommending new and updated explosive and chemical agent safety regulations and standards to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy Installations and Environment for submittal to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and > > > #### “(2) > > acting as the primary forum for coordination among covered components of the Department on all matters related to explosive safety management. > > > ### “(g) Covered Components > > In this section, the covered components of the Department are each of the following: > > > #### “(1) > > The Office of the Secretary of Defense. > > > #### “(2) > > The military departments. > > > #### “(3) > > The Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands. > > > #### “(4) > > The Office of the Inspector General of the Department. > > > #### “(5) > > The Defense Agencies. > > > #### “(6) > > The Department of Defense field activities. > > > #### “(7) > > All other organizational entities within the Department.” > . ###
(b)Deadline for Appointment **[**[10 U.S.C. 172 note](/us/usc/t10/s172)**]** By not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the explosive safety board of the Department of Defense, as authorized under section 172 of title 10, United States Code, has a chair who is a military officer and whose responsibilities include the day-to-day management of the explosive safety board and the responsibilities provided in subsection
(c)of such section. ###
(c)Limitation on Use of Funds Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for fiscal year 2021, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that all board member positions, including the chair, of the Department of Defense explosive safety board, as authorized under section 172 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section, have been filled by military officers as required by such section.
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CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPLOSIVE SAFETY BOARD
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