,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbc ,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,manchin7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to limit the availability of
 funds for the destruction of landmines4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,combat ,power             
,preservation ,act of #bjbc4  #b4       
,limitation on availability of funds for
 destruction of landmines  7a7          
,limitation ,except as provided in      
subsection 7b71 none of the funds       
authorized to be appropriated by this   
,act or otherwise made available for    
fiscal year #bjbd for the ,department of
 ,defense may be obligated or expended  
for the destruction of anti-personnel   
landmine munitions before the date on   
which the ,secretary of ,defense submits
 the report required by subsection 7c74 
7b7 ,exception for safety ,subsection   

7a7 shall not apply to any              
anti-personnel landmine munitions that  
the ,secretary of ,defense determines   
are unsafe or could pose a safety risk  
to the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces if
 not demilitarized or destroyed4  7c7   
,report required  7#a7 ,in general ,not 
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
report that includes each of the        
following3  7,a7 ,a description of the  
policy of the ,department of ,defense   
regarding the use of anti-personnel     
landmines1 including methods for        
commanders to seek waivers to use such  
munitions4  7,b7 ,projections covering  
the period of #aj years following the   
date of the report of--  7i7 the        
inventory levels for all anti-personnel 
landmine munitions1 taking into account 
future production of anti-personnel     
landmine munitions1 any plans for       
demilitarization of such munitions1 the 

age of the munitions1 storage and safety
 considerations1 and any other factors  
that are expected to impact the size of 
the inventory2  7ii7 the cost to achieve
 the inventory levels projected in      
clause 7i71 including the cost for      
potential demilitarization or disposal  
of such munitions2 and  7iii7 the cost  
to develop and produce new              
anti-personnel landmine munitions the   
,secretary determines are necessary to  
meet the demands of operational plans4  
7,c7 ,an assessment by the ,chairman of 
the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff of the     
effects of the inventory levels         
projected under subparagraph 7,b77i7 on 
operational plans4  7,d7 ,any inputs by 
the ,chairman and the commanders of the 
combatant commands to a policy process  
that resulted in a change in landmine   
policy during the calendar year         
preceding the date of the enactment of  
this ,act4  7,e7 ,any other matters that
 the ,secretary determines appropriate  
for inclusion in the report4  7#b7 ,form

 of report ,the report required by      
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  7d7 ,briefing        
required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall provide to the        
congressional defense committees a      
briefing on the status1 as of the date  
of the briefing1 of research and        
development into operational            
alternatives to anti-personnel landmine 
munitions4  7#b7 ,form of briefing ,the 
briefing required by paragraph 7#a7 may 
contain classified information4  7e7    
,anti-,personnel landmine munitions     
defined ,in this section1 the term      
anti-personnel landmine munitions       
includes anti-personnel landmines and   
submunitions1 as defined by the         
,convention on the ,prohibition of the  
,use1 ,stockpiling1 ,production and     
,transfer of ,anti-,personnel ,mines and
 on their ,destruction1 concluded at    

,oslo ,september #ah1 #aiig1 as         
determined by the ,secretary4