[CPEO-MEF] Single Point of Contact for UXO

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

The bill language is from the Defense Authorization Conference
Report.  This was the amendment sponsored by Representatives:

Blumenauer, Riley, Evans, Manzullo, Underwood, Ehlers, Farr, Walden,
Tausher, Herger, Thompson (CA), Hill, McKinney, Delahunt, Harman, Kind,
Norton, Velazquez, and Baird
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Sec. 312.  Single Point of Contact For Policy And Budgeting Issues
Regarding Unexploded

      

Ordnance, Discarded Muntions, and Munitions Constituents.

        

Section
2701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding the following
new subsection:

        

"(k)
UXO Program Manager.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
program manager who shall serve as the single point of contact in the
Department of Defense for policy and budgeting issues involving the
characterization, remediation, and management of explosive and related
risks with respect to unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions,
and munitions constituents at defense sites (as such terms are defined in
section 2710 of this title) that pose a threat to human health or
safety.

        

"(2)
The authority to establish the program manager may be delegated to the
Secretary of a military department, who may delegate the authority to the
Under Secretary of the military department.  The authority may not
be further delegated.

        

"(3)
The program manager may establish an independent advisory and review
panel that may include representatives of the National Academy of
Science, nongovernmental organization with expertise regarding unexploded
ordnance, discarded military munitions, or munitions constituents, the
Environmental Protection Agency, States (as defined in section 2710 of
this title), and tribal governments.  If established, the panel
shall report annually to Congress on progress made by the Department of
Defense to address unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions or
munitions constituents at defense sites and make such recommendations as
the panel considers appropriate."


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Aimee R.
Houghton                    
            
Associate Director, CPEO
1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20036
tel: 202-452-8039; fax: 202-452-8095
Email: aimeeh@cpeo.org
www.cpeo.org
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