Authorizing demining and related programs in Southeast Asia

(a) In general The Undersecretary for International Security Affairs may provide assistance to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia for programs to support the following: (1) The development or updating of national surveys of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war. (2) Clearance of such landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosives remnants of war. (3) Stockpile management of small arms, light weapons, and ammunition. (4) Capacity building, risk education, destruction, and physical security related to landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war. (b) Coordination In carrying out this section, the Undersecretary for International Security Affairs may seek to consult, partner, and coordinate with international organizations, civil societies, donor governments, and other stakeholders, as the Undersecretary for International Security Affairs determines appropriate, to leverage the expertise, financial support, and resources of such entities to minimize duplication of efforts and maximize the efficient and effective provision of assistance from the United States. (c) Report Not later than June 27, 2026, the Undersecretary for International Security Affairs shall provide a report to the appropriate congressional committees, on activities undertaken in accordance with this section on the progress of amounts made available from the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and related programs account for demining and clearance of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Such reports shall also include— (1) the status of amounts made available from the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and related programs account that are obligated pursuant to authorities provided by prior Acts and the status of unallocated amounts made available to such account as of the date of enactment of this Act; (2) a description of how Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and related programs account funds have contributed to landmine, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war clearance efforts in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; (3) estimates of contaminated land that has been cleared, land that still contains landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war, land that has not been assessed for contamination, and data on the origin of any antipersonnel mines cleared, to the extent possible; and (4) a description of collaboration between the United States and the governments of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia including past and current progress to date in establishing nation-wide contamination databases in such countries to refine landmine, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war locations and target clearance efforts. (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the term unexploded ordnance has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.