,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iedj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ad1 #bjbb,mr4 ,chabot 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mrs4 ,kim of ,california1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,meijer1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 and ,mr4 ,khanna7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to authorize assistance to support activities relating to the clearance of landmines1 unexploded ordnance1 and other explosive remnants of war in ,cambodia1 ,laos1 and ,vietnam1 and to recognize the refugee and immigrant communities who supported and defended the ,armed ,forces during the conflict in ,southeast ,asia1 including ,hmong1 ,cham1 ,cambodian1 ,iu-,mien1 ,khmu1 ,lao1 ,montagnard1 and ,vietnamese ,americans1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,legacies of ,war ,recognition and ,unexploded ,ordnance ,removal ,act4 #b4 ,recognition of the communities who supported and defended the ,armed ,forces in ,southeast ,asia 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,during the conflict in ,southeast ,asia during the #aifjs and #aigjs1 many ,hmong1 ,cham1 ,cambodians1 ,iu-,mien1 ,khmu1 ,lao1 ,montagnard1 and ,vietnamese people-- 7,a7 fought and died with the ,armed ,forces2 7,b7 rescued ,united ,states pilots shot down in enemy-controlled territory and returned the pilots to safety2 7,c7 gathered and provided intelligence to the ,armed ,forces about enemy troop positions1 movement1 and strength2 and 7,d7 provided food1 shelter1 and support to members of the ,armed ,forces4 7#b7 ,the national armed forces of ,cambodia facilitated the evacuation of the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,phnom ,penh on ,april #ab1 #aige1 by fighting ,khmer ,rouge forces that advanced upon the capital4 7#c7 ,a tragic legacy of the conflict in ,southeast ,asia is the lethal risk posed by landmines1 unexploded ordnance 7in this ,act1 referred to as ,,uxo71 and explosive remnants of war in ,vietnam1 ,laos1 and ,cambodia that still litter forests1 rice fields1 villages1 school grounds1 roads1 and other populated areas1 hindering development and efforts to reduce poverty4 7#d7 ,vietnam remains one of the world's most contaminated countries1 with an estimated #hjj1jjj tons of ,,uxo left over from the conflict in ,southeast ,asia that ended more than #dj years ago4 ,since #aige1 ,,uxo accidents have caused more than #aje1jjj casualties1 including more than #ch1jjj deaths of ,vietnamese civilians4 7#e7 ,in ,laos1 much of the country's land remains contaminated with tens of millions of small1 unexploded cluster munitions4 ,since #aifd1 ,,uxo and other explosive remnants of war have injured or killed more than #ej1jjj civilians in ,laos4 7#f7 ,cambodia has experienced one of the highest rates of landmine and ,,uxo casualties in the world4 ,over #fd1jjj ,cambodians have been injured or killed by landmines1 ,,uxo1 or other explosive remnants of war since #aigi4 7#g7 ,the ,united ,states is the world's leading financial supporter of demining and programs to remove ,,uxo4 ,since #aiic1 the ,united ,states has provided more than #c1gjj1jjj1jjj in assistance to locate and destroy ,,uxo and other explosive remnants of war in more than #ajj countries1 including more than #adh1jjj1jjj in ,vietnam1 #bcj1jjj1jjj in ,laos1 and #aed1jjj1jjj in ,cambodia4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,hmong1 ,cham1 ,cambodian1 ,iu-,mien1 ,khmu1 ,lao1 ,montagnard1 and ,vietnamese people deserve recognition for their support and defense of the ,armed ,forces during the conflict in ,southeast ,asia2 and 7#b7 the ,united ,states should continue to support activities to clear landmines1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war in ,vietnam1 ,laos1 and ,cambodia1 while strengthening people-to-people ties and reaffirming the long-standing commitment of the ,united ,states to ,southeast ,asia4 #c4 ,authorization of ,assistance for ,vietnam1 ,laos1 and ,cambodia 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president may provide humanitarian assistance to ,vietnam1 ,laos1 and ,cambodia for programs to support the following3 7#a7 ,the development or updating of national surveys of landmines1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war4 7#b7 ,clearance of such landmines1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war4 7#c7 ,stockpile management of small arms1 light weapons1 and ammunition4 7#d7 ,capacity building1 risk education1 destruction1 and physical security related to landmines1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war4 7#e7 ,survivors of incidents involving landmines1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war1 including by providing medical assistance and prosthetic devices related to landmines1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war4 7b7 ,coordination ,in carrying out this section1 the ,president shall seek to consult1 partner1 and coordinate with international organizations1 civil societies1 donor governments1 and other stakeholders1 as the ,president determines appropriate1 to leverage the expertise1 financial support1 and resources of such entities to minimize duplication of efforts and maximize the efficient and effective provision of assistance from the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,reporting and ,briefing 7#a7 ,reporting ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall provide a report to the appropriate committees of ,congress on activities undertaken in accordance with this section on the progress of amounts made available from the ,nonproliferation1 ,anti-terrorism1 ,demining1 and related programs account for demining and clearance of landmines1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war in ,vietnam1 ,laos1 and ,cambodia4 ,such reports shall also include-- 7,a7 the status of amounts made available from the ,nonproliferation1 ,anti-terrorism1 ,demining1 and related programs account that are obligated pursuant to authorities provided by prior ,acts and the status of unallocated amounts made available to such account as of the date of enactment of this ,act2 7,b7 a description of how ,nonproliferation1 ,anti-terrorism1 ,demining1 and related programs account funds have contributed to landmine1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war clearance efforts in ,vietnam1 ,laos1 and ,cambodia2 7,c7 estimates of contaminated land that has been cleared1 land that still contains landmines1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war1 land that has not been assessed for contamination1 and data on the origin of any antipersonnel mines cleared1 to the extent possible2 7,d7 a description of collaboration between the ,united ,states and the governments of ,vietnam1 ,laos1 and ,cambodia including past and current progress to date in establishing nationwide contamination databases in such countries to refine landmine1 ,,uxo1 and other explosive remnants of war locations and target clearance efforts2 and 7,e7 an assessment on the efforts of the ,department of ,state to work with the ,lao ,people's ,democratic ,republic regarding repatriation and the efforts and effectiveness of reintegration of ,hmonh1 ,lao1 ,khmu1 and ,mien or ,yao descent who arrive in the ,united ,states as refugees fleeing persecution in the ,lao ,people's ,democratic ,republic4 7#b7 ,briefings ,the ,president shall annually brief the appropriate committees of ,congress on activities undertaken in accordance with this section for each year for which amounts are authorized under subsection 7d74 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,president #ajj1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbg to carry out this section4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,the term unexploded ordnance or ,,uxo has the meaning given such term in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4