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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5883 
To require the Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with the Secretary of 
State, to develop and implement a strategy for removing unexploded 
ordnance in Syria and Iraq, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2018 
Mr. KEATING (for himself and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with 
the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a strat-
egy for removing unexploded ordnance in Syria and Iraq, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unexploded Ordnance 
Removal Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STRATEGY FOR REMOVING UNEXPLODED ORD-
NANCE IN SYRIA AND IRAQ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
currence with the Secretary of State, shall develop and im-
plement a strategy for removing unexploded ordnance in 
Syria and Iraq that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the hazards posed by 
unexploded ordnance in Syria and Iraq, including 
with respect to U.S. strategic and military interests, 
the areas of concentration of unexploded ordnance, 
and schools, hospitals, or civil-service buildings that 
are proximate to unexploded ordnance. 
(2) A detailed description and timeline for ac-
tions to eliminate the hazards posed by unexploded 
ordnance in Syria and Iraq. 
(b) MULTILATERAL COORDINATION.—In developing 
and implementing the strategy required under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to coordinate 
as appropriate with appropriate officials of foreign coun-
tries and multilateral institutions. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
December 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign 
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Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) in the first such report, the strategy de-
scribed in subsection (a), including— 
(A) the results of the assessment described 
in subsection (a)(1); 
(B) the description and timeline required 
by subsection (a)(2); and 
(C) a description of contributions of for-
eign partners in developing the strategy in ac-
cordance with subsection (b); 
(2) in subsequent reports, any updates from the 
previous report to such strategy, results, descrip-
tions, or timeline; and 
(3) the actions taken pursuant to the authoriza-
tion under subsection (b) to implement such strat-
egy, as so updated, through multilateral efforts. 
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