PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 1965 (9) A description of Department policy and practice concerning procurement or purchase of foreign-manufactured poly- chlorinated biphenyls or materials containing foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls. (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.— The report shall also include such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of State, considers necessary regarding changes to United States law to allow for the disposal, in an environmentally sound manner, of foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyl waste, together with a statement of whether and how such changes would be consistent with international law, including the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and the Protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants. , (d) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: (1) The term "polychlorinated biphenyl waste" means— (A) polychlorinated biphenyls; and (B) materials containing polychlorinated biphenyls; that are ready for disposal. (2) The term "foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyl waste" means polychlorinated biphenyl waste that is owned by the Department of Defense and situated outside of the United States and that consists of— (A) polychlorinated biphenyls; or (B) materials containing polychlorinated biphenyls; that were manufactured outside of the United States. SEC. 325. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES. Section 2706 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "not later than 30 days" each place it appears in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting in lieu thereof "not later than 45 days". SEC. 326. SUBMARINE SOLID WASTE CONTROL. (a) SOLID WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS. —Subsection (c)(2) of section 3 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1902) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following: "(iii) With regard to a submersible, nonplastic garbage that has been compacted and weighted to ensure negative buoy- ancy."; and (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking out "subparagraph (A)(ii)" and inserting in lieu thereof "clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A)". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —Subsection (e)(3)(A) of that section is amended by striking out "garbage that contains more than the minimum amount practicable of. SEC. 327. ARCTIC MILITARY ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION PRO- GRAM. (a) ACTIVITIES UNDER PROGRAM.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), activities under the Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation Program of the Department of Defense shall include cooperative activities on environmental matters in the Arctic region with the military
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