A bill to modify the authority for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.
Bill: S.4956 | Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni (R-IA)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill modifies the authority for humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance to provide that such assistance may be provided, instead of carried out. The assistance may include the travel expenses of foreign personnel attending related training provided by the Department of Defense.

To modify the authority for humanitarian demining assistance and 
             stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING 
              ASSISTANCE AND STOCKPILED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Expansion of Authority.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 407 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``carry out'' and inserting 
                ``provide''; and
                    (B) by striking ``in a country'' and inserting ``to 
                a country''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``in which the 
        activities are to be carried out'' and inserting ``to which the 
        assistance is to be provided''.
    (b) Expenses.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Travel, transportation, and subsistence 
                expenses of foreign personnel to attend training 
                provided by the Department of Defense under this 
                section.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$15,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$20,000,000''.
    (c) Annual Report.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``include in the annual report under section 401 of this title 
        a separate discussion of'' and inserting ``submit to the 
        Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and 
        the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives a report on'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``in which'' and inserting ``to 
                which''; and
                    (B) by striking ``carried out'' and inserting 
                ``provided'';
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``carried out in'' and 
        inserting ``provided to'';
            (4) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``in which'' and inserting ``to 
                which''; and
                    (B) by striking ``carried out'' and inserting 
                ``provided''; and
            (5) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in carrying out such 
        assistance in each such country'' and inserting ``in providing 
        such assistance to each such country''.
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