US Congress House Bill 4705 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Nonpartisan 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 to allow portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, to be utilized for purposes that would require decontamination at the expense of the United States. (Currently, such utilization is prohibited.) Makes the authority for such utilization applicable to portions of such island identified as having regular public access in the Department of Defense (DOD) study entitled "Study Relating to the Presence of Unexploded Ordnance in a Portion of the Former Naval Bombardment Area of Culebra Island, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico," dated April 20, 2012, which was prepared in accordance with the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.

To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to decontaminate certain portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico.

Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2014-05-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HB4435 (Related) 2014-06-05 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4705/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4705/BILLS-113hr4705ih.pdf