HR 5883
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
Conflicts and wars
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Firearms and explosives
Foreign aid and international relief
Health facilities and institutions
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Iraq
Middle East
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Military operations and strategy
Syria
Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act
Introduced: May 18, 2018
Introduced by:
Keating, William R.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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May 18, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a strategy for removing unexploded ordnance in Syria and Iraq that includes an assessment of areas of ordnance concentration, proximate schools, hospitals, or civil-service buildings and a time line for the strategy's implementation.
DOD may coordinate with foreign countries and multilateral institutions in developing and implementing the strategy.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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