,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ah1 #bjah,mr4  
,keating 7for himself and ,mr4 ,poe of  
,texas7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,defense1 in  
concurrence with the ,secretary of      
,state1 to develop and implement a      
strategy for removing unexploded        
ordnance in ,syria and ,iraq1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,unexploded    
,ordnance ,removal ,act4  #b4 ,strategy 
for removing unexploded ordnance in     
,syria and ,iraq  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary of ,defense1 in concurrence  
with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall    

develop and implement a strategy for    
removing unexploded ordnance in ,syria  
and ,iraq that includes the following3  
7#a7 ,an assessment of the hazards posed
 by unexploded ordnance in ,syria and   
,iraq1 including with respect to ,u4,s4 
strategic and military interests1 the   
areas of concentration of unexploded    
ordnance1 and schools1 hospitals1 or    
civil-service buildings that are        
proximate to unexploded ordnance4  7#b7 
,a detailed description and timeline for
 actions to eliminate the hazards posed 
by unexploded ordnance in ,syria and    
,iraq4  7b7 ,multilateral coordination  
,in developing and implementing the     
strategy required under subsection 7a71 
the ,secretary of ,defense is authorized
 to coordinate as appropriate with      
appropriate officials of foreign        
countries and multilateral institutions4
  7c7 ,report ,not later than #bgj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter until     
,december #ca1 #bjba1 the ,secretary of 

,defense1 in consultation with the      
,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to   
the congressional defense committees1   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate1 and the ,committee on     
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives a report that          
includes--  7#a7 in the first such      
report1 the strategy described in       
subsection 7a71 including-- 7,a7 the    
results of the assessment described in  
subsection 7a77#a72  7,b7 the           
description and timeline required by    
subsection 7a77#b72 and  7,c7 a         
description of contributions of foreign 
partners in developing the strategy in  
accordance with subsection 7b72  7#b7 in
 subsequent reports1 any updates from   
the previous report to such strategy1   
results1 descriptions1 or timeline2 and 
7#c7 the actions taken pursuant to the  
authorization under subsection 7b7 to   
implement such strategy1 as so updated1 
through multilateral efforts4