,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbd,mr4   
,craw=d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott (
 ,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ! ,army to designate !      
,deputy ,"u ,secret>y ( ! ,army z       
pr9cipal (ficial responsible = explosive
 ordnance disposal4  #a4 ,%ort title    
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,army's ,explosive      
,ordnance ,disposal ,ent]prise ,act (   
#bjbd4  #b4 ,designation ( deputy "u    
secret>y ( ! army z pr9cipal (ficial    
responsible = explosive ordnance        
disposal  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #gjad ( 
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7g7 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( !  
,army %all designate ! ,deputy ,"u      
,secret>y ( ! ,army z ! (ficial )9 !    
,(fice ( ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army )        
pr9cipal responsibility = ! explosive   

ordnance disposal ent]prise ( ! ,army4  
7#b7 ,! responsibilities ( ! ,deputy ,"u
 ,secret>y ( ! ,army "u ?is subsection  
%all include-- 7,a7 provid+ ov]sight &  
/rategic direction = ! managem5t &      
op]ations ( ! explosive ordnance        
disposal ent]prise ( ! ,army1 includ+   
plann+1 programm+1 budget+1 & execution2
  7,b7 provid+ /rategic direction = !   
fund+ ( ! ent]prise1 includ+ fund+ =--  
7i7 mann+1 tra9+1 organiz+1 equipp+     
7includ+ any associat$ rese>* &         
developm5t71 & su/a9+ ! ent]prise2 &    
7ii7 support+ milit>y in/allations t    
comprise ! ent]prise2  7,c7 provid+     
/rategic direction = ! activities ( !   
ent]prise 9 provid+ explosive ord9ance  
disposal support =-- 7i7 ! ,presid5t2   
7ii7 combatant comm&]s2  7iii7 milit>y  
in/allations2 &  7iv7 civilian law      
en=cem5t ag5cies 79 accordance )        
sections #bhb & #bhc ( ?is title72 &    
7,d7 provid+ /rategic direction on !    
activities ( ! ent]prise ov] ! full     
range ( milit>y op]ations f irregul>    

w>f>e to l>ge-scale gr\nd combat4  7#c7 
,on an annual basis1 ! ,deputy ,"u      
,secret>y ( ! ,army %all provide to !   
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a brief+ on
 ! /atus ( ! explosive ordnance disposal
 ent]prise ( ! ,army4 ,! brief+ %all    
include1 ) respect to ! p]iod cov]$ by !
 mo/ rec5t future-ye>s def5se program   
submitt$ to ,congress "u section #bba ( 
?is title 7z ( ! date ( ! brief+71 an   
e/imate ( ! total obligatory au?ority = 
! ent]prise & ! numb]s & types (        
p]sonnel expect$ to be assign$ to !     
ent]prise4  7#d7 ,9 ?is subsection1 !   
t]ms explosive ordnance & explosive     
ordnance disposal h ! mean+s giv5 ^?    
t]ms 9 section #bbhd7;d74  4  7b7       
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4