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Ensuring Safe Facilities and Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act

Introduced: September 25, 2008 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 25, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Safe Facilities and Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense, in order to assure the safe utilization by the Armed Forces of expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting U.S. military operations overseas, to certify to the congressional defense committees that: (1) generally accepted industry safety standards are incorporated into military regulations establishing requirements for such facilities, infrastructure, and equipment; (2) each contract or task or delivery order for the construction, installation, repair, maintenance, or operation of overseas expeditionary facilities incorporates such industry standards; and (3) such standards apply in all current and future U.S. military operations overseas.

What's happening now September 25, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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