,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1 #bjag    
,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,leahy1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1
 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4      
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1
 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4 ,merkley7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to protect civilians from      
cluster munitions1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,cluster ,munitions 
,civilian ,protection ,act of #bjag4    
#b4 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,the           
,convention on ,cluster ,munitions1 done
 at ,dublin ,may #cj1 #bjjh1 and entered
 into force ,august #a1 #bjaj1 now has  
#ajj ,states ,parties1 including        
,canada1 ,france1 ,germany1 and the     
,united ,kingdom1 and an additional #ai 

signatories4  7#b7 ,the ,convention on  
,cluster ,munitions1 which              
comprehensively bans the use1           
production1 acquisition1 export1 or     
transfer of cluster munitions and       
requires the destruction of existing    
stockpiles1 clearance of contaminated   
land1 and assistance to cluster munition
 victims1 has led to the destruction of 
nearly #a1djj1jjj cluster munitions     
containing more than #agj1jjj1jjj       
submunitions4  7#c7 ,under a policy     
issued in #bjjh by ,secretary of        
,defense ,robert ,gates1 by the end of  
#bjah1 the ,united ,states will no      
longer use cluster munitions anywhere in
 the world1 unless1 after arming1 the   
cluster munitions do not result in more 
than #a percent unexploded ordnance     
across the range of intended operational
 environments4  7#d7 ,the ,,cbu-#aje    
,sensor ,fuzed ,weapon meets the        
standard established by ,secretary      
,gates in #bjjh4  #c4 ,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 purchase1     
transfer1 issue a license for the export
 of1 or 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 export
 or transfer 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  #d4 ,sense of ,congress  
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 the ,secretary of ,defense should  
ensure that the ,july #bjjh ,gates      
policy on cluster munitions is being    
fully implemented and that the #bjah    
deadline referred to in section #b7c7   
will be met2  7#b7 the ,united ,states  

,government should adopt a policy and   
develop a strategy to phase out1 as soon
 as possible1 the transfer1 export1 and 
use of all cluster munitions2  7#c7 any 
alternatives that the ,united ,states   
,government develops to replace cluster 
munitions should be compliant with the  
,convention on ,cluster ,munitions2 and 
7#d7 the ,united ,states should take all
 steps necessary to enable it to accede 
to the ,convention on ,cluster          
,munitions as soon as possible4