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Burn Pit Elimination Act

S. 4627 · 118th Congress · Jun 20, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To authorize additional appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for solid waste disposal systems of the Army, with an offset.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Burn Pit Elimination Act”.

Sec. 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.