,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1 #bjac
 ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,durbin1  
,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4       
,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,ms4        
,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4         
,rockefeller1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,udall
 of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and 
,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit the use of       
cluster munitions4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,cluster 
,munitions ,civilian ,protection ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,limitation on the use of  
cluster munitions ,no funds appropriated
 or otherwise available to any ,federal 
department or agency may be obligated or
 expended to use any cluster munitions  
unless--  7#a7 the submunitions of the  
cluster munitions1 after arming1 do not 

result in more than #a percent          
unexploded ordnance across the range of 
intended operational environments2 and  
7#b7 the policy applicable to the use of
 such cluster munitions specifies that  
the cluster munitions will only be used 
against clearly defined military targets
 and will not be used where civilians   
are known to be present or in areas     
normally inhabited by civilians4  #c4   
,presidential waiver ,the ,president may
 waive the requirement under section    
#b7a7 if1 prior to the use of cluster   
munitions1 the ,president--  7#a7       
certifies that it is vital to protect   
the security of the ,united ,states2 and
  7#b7 not later than #cj days after    
making such certification1 submits to   
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report1 in classified form if        
necessary1 describing in detail--  7,a7 
the steps that will be taken to protect 
civilians2 and  7,b7 the failure rate of
 the cluster munitions that will be used
 and whether such munitions are fitted  

with self-destruct or self-deactivation 
devices4  #d4 ,cleanup plan ,not later  
than #ij days after any cluster         
munitions are used by a ,federal        
department or agency1 the ,president    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a plan1        
prepared by such ,federal department or 
agency1 for cleaning up any such cluster
 munitions and submunitions which fail  
to explode and continue to pose a hazard
 to civilians4  #e4 ,appropriate        
congressional committees defined ,in    
this ,act1 the term appropriate         
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the 
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed      
,services1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4