Sec. 1050. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF LANDMINES
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## SEC. 1050 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF LANDMINES ###
(a)Limitation Except as provided in subsection (b), of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense for the destruction of anti-personnel landmine munitions, not more than 30 percent may be obligated or expended before the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report required by subsection (c). ###
(b)Exception for Safety Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may obligate or expend funds referred to in such subsection in excess of the limitation under such subsection as necessary for the destruction of any anti-personnel landmine munition that the Secretary determines is unsafe or could pose a safety risk to the United States Armed Forces if not demilitarized or destroyed. ###
(c)Report Required ####
(1)In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes each of the following: #####
(A)A description of the policy of the Department of Defense regarding the use of anti-personnel landmines, including any available methods for commanders to seek waivers to use such munitions. #####
(B)Projections covering the period of 10 years following the date of the report of— ######
(i)the inventory levels for all anti-personnel landmine munitions, taking into account future production of anti-personnel landmine munitions, any plans for demilitarization of such munitions, the age of the munitions, storage and safety considerations, and any other factors that are expected to affect the size of the inventory; ######
(ii)the cost to achieve the inventory levels projected in clause (i), including the cost for potential demilitarization or disposal of such munitions; and ######
(iii)the cost to develop and produce new anti-personnel landmine munitions if the Secretary determines such munitions are necessary to meet the demands of operational plans. #####
(C)An assessment by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the adequacy of the inventory levels projected under subparagraph (B)(i) to meet operational requirements. #####
(D)Any other matters that the Secretary determines appropriate for inclusion in the report. ####
(2)Form of report The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(d)Briefing Required ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status, as of the date of the briefing, of research and development into operational alternatives to anti-personnel landmine munitions. ####
(2)Form of briefing The briefing required by paragraph
(1)may contain classified information. ###
(e)Anti-personnel Landmine Munitions Defined In this section, the term “anti-personnel landmine munitions” includes anti-personnel landmines and submunitions, as defined by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, concluded at Oslo September 18, 1997, as determined by the Secretary.