June 26, 2025
Mr. Mast (for himself and Mr. LaLota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the definitions relating to humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Defining Humanitarian Demining Assistance Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Definitions relating to humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance
Subsection (e) of section 407 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(e)
In this section:
(1)
The term
humanitarian demining assistance, as it relates to training and support—(A)
means detection and clearance of landmines, unexploded explosive ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war; and
(B)
includes activities related to the use of competencies prescribed by the International Mine Action Standards to furnish education, training, technical assistance, and infrastructure development with respect to, and equipment for—
(i)
the detection and clearance of landmines, unexploded explosive ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war.
(ii)
the development of national standards and standard operating procedures for such detection and clearance; and
(iii)
explosive safety.
(2)
The term
stockpiled conventional munitions assistance, as it relates to the support of humanitarian assistance efforts—(A)
means training and support in the disposal, demilitarization, physical security of stockpiles, and lifecycle stockpile management of potentially dangerous stockpiles of explosive ordnance, small arms, and light weapons, including man-portable air-defense systems; and
(B)
includes activities related to the use of International Ammunition Technical Guidelines to support the capacity building of a foreign security institution by furnishing education, training, technical assistance, and infrastructure development with respect to, and equipment for—
(i)
explosive safety, and
(ii)
the disposal, demilitarization, physical security of stockpiles, stockpile management, national standards and standard operating procedure development of potentially dangerous stockpiles of explosive ordnance, small arms, and light weapons, including man-portable air-defense systems.