Burn Pit Elimination Act

Bill: 118-s-4627
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2024-06-20
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4627 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2024 Mr. Welch (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize additional appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for solid waste disposal systems of the Army, with an offset.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burn Pit Elimination Act . 2. Funding for solid waste disposal systems of the Army (a) In general The amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for Other Procurement, Army, shall be increased by $8,950,000, with the amount of such increase to be available for solid waste disposal systems. (b) Offset The amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for Operations and Maintenance, Army, Additional Activities, Overseas Operating Costs, shall be reduced by $8,950,000, with the amount of such reduction to be derived from amounts for the use of open-air burn pits in contingency operations.