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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1259 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To require the resumption of demining activities, the clearance of unexploded |
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| 6 | 6 | | ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities by the |
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| 7 | 7 | | Department of State, and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY12, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. L |
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| 11 | 11 | | YNCH(for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. ROSS, Ms. |
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| 13 | 13 | | OKUDA, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. BISHOP, and Ms. HOULAHAN) intro- |
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| 14 | 14 | | duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign |
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| 15 | 15 | | Affairs |
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| 16 | 16 | | A BILL |
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| 17 | 17 | | To require the resumption of demining activities, the clear- |
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| 18 | 18 | | ance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small |
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| 19 | 19 | | arms, and related activities by the Department of State, |
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| 20 | 20 | | and for other purposes. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 22 | 22 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The Global Demining 4 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Protection Act’’. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | •HR 1259 IH |
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| 29 | 29 | | SEC. 2. RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITIES REQUIRED. 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The Secretary of State shall take such steps as may 2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | be necessary to issue as soon as practicable after the date 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the enactment of this Act a waiver, pursuant to the 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | authority provided by section 3(e) of Executive Order 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 14169 (90 Fed. Reg. 8619; relating to reevaluating and 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | realigning United States foreign aid), for the immediate 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | resumption of all programs, projects, and activities of the 8 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Department of State relating to demining, the clearance 9 |
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| 38 | 38 | | of unexploded ordnance, or the destruction of small arms. 10 |
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