The Global Demining Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1259 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1259

  To require the resumption of demining activities, the clearance of
    unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related
     activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2025

   Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Ross, Ms.
 Tokuda, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL

  To require the resumption of demining activities, the clearance of
    unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related
     activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The Global Demining Protection
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITIES REQUIRED.

    The Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to
issue as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this
Act a waiver, pursuant to the authority provided by section 3(e) of
Executive Order 14169 (90 Fed. Reg. 8619; relating to reevaluating and
realigning United States foreign aid), for the immediate resumption of
all programs, projects, and activities of the Department of State
relating to demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, or the
destruction of small arms.
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