,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aige  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,mr4  
,mc,govern 7= himself & ,mr4 ,issa7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to protect civilians f clu/]  
munitions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,clu/]  
,munitions ,civilian ,protection ,act ( 
#bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,! ,conv5tion on    
,clu/] ,munitions1 done at ,dubl9 ,may  
#cj1 #bjjh1 & ent]$ into =ce ,augu/ #a1 
#bjaj1 n[ has #ajj ,/ates ,p>ties1      
includ+ ,canada1 ,france1 ,g]many1 & !  
,unit$ ,k+dom1 & an additional #ai      
signatories4  7#b7 ,! ,conv5tion on     
,clu/] ,munitions1 :i* compreh5sively   
bans ! use1 production1 acquisition1    

export1 or transf] ( clu/] munitions &  
requires ! de/ruction ( exi/+ /ockpiles1
 cle>ance ( contam9at$ l&1 & assi/ance  
to clu/] munition victims1 has l$ to !  
de/ruction ( ne>ly #a1djj1jjj clu/]     
munitions conta9+ m ?an #agj1jjj1jjj    
submunitions4  7#c7 ,"u a policy issu$ 9
 #bjjh by ,secret>y ( ,def5se ,rob]t    
,gates1 by ! end ( #bjah1 ! ,unit$      
,/ates w no long] use clu/] munitions   
any:]e 9 ! _w1 unless1 aft] arm+1 !     
clu/] munitions d n result 9 m ?an #a   
p]c5t unexplod$ ordnance across ! range 
( int5d$ op]ational environm5ts4  7#d7  
,! ,,cbu-#aje ,s5sor ,fuz$ ,weapon meets
 ! /&>d e/abli%$ by ,secret>y ,gates 9  
#bjjh4  #c4 ,limitation on ! use ( clu/]
 munitions ,no funds appropriat$ or     
o!rwise available to any ,f$]al dep>tm5t
 or ag5cy may be obligat$ or exp5d$ to  
pur*ase1 transf]1 issue a lic5se = !    
export (1 or use any clu/] munitions    
unless--  7#a7 ! submunitions ( ! clu/] 
munitions1 aft] arm+1 d n result 9 m ?an
 #a p]c5t unexplod$ ordnance across !   

range ( int5d$ op]ational environm5ts2 &
  7#b7 ! policy applicable to ! export  
or transf] ( su* clu/] munitions        
specifies t ! clu/] munitions w only be 
us$ aga9/ cle>ly def9$ milit>y t>gets & 
w n be us$ :]e civilians are kn[n to be 
pres5t or 9 areas normally inhabit$ by  
civilians4  #d4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se %\ld ensure t ! ,july #bjjh   
,gates policy on clu/] munitions is be+ 
fully implem5t$ & t ! #bjah deadl9e     
ref]r$ to 9 section #b7c7 w be met2     
7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld     
adopt a policy & develop a /rategy to   
phase out1 z soon z possible1 ! transf]1
 export1 & use ( all clu/] munitions2   
7#c7 any alt]natives t ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,gov]nm5t develops to replace clu/]     
munitions %\ld be compliant ) !         
,conv5tion on ,clu/] ,munitions2 &  7#d7
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld take all /eps     
necess>y to enable x to acc$e to !      
,conv5tion on ,clu/] ,munitions z soon z
 possible4