GUAM Act

Bill: 117-s-4806
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-09-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4516)

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Guarding against Unexploded Arms and Munitions Act or the GUAM Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to use amounts available for operation and maintenance to remove munitions and explosives of concern from military installations in Guam.</p> <p>DOD must monitor and assess such removal and constantly update the processes for removal to mitigate any issues.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4806 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 8, 2022 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Defense to use amounts available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance to remove munitions and explosives of concern in Guam, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guarding against Unexploded Arms and Munitions Act or the GUAM Act . 2. Use of amounts available to Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for removal of munitions and explosives of concern in Guam (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may use amounts available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance to remove munitions and explosives of concern from military installations in Guam. (b) Monitoring of removal The Secretary shall monitor and assess the removal by the Department of munitions and explosives of concern from military installations in Guam and shall constantly update processes for such removal to mitigate any issues relating to such removal. (c) Report on amounts necessary Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report indicating the amounts necessary to conduct removal of munitions and explosives of concern from military installations in Guam. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Munitions and explosives of concern The term munitions and explosives of concern has the meaning given that term in section 179.3 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.