moratorium on use of antipersonnel landmines

moratorium on use of antipersonnel landmines Sec. 580. (a) United States Moratorium.— For a period of one year beginning three years after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States shall not use antipersonnel landmines except along internationally recognized national borders or in demilitarized zones within a perimeter marked area that is monitored by military personnel and protected by adequate means to ensure the exclusion of civilians. (b) Definition and Exemptions.— For the purposes of this section: (1) Antipersonnel landmine— The term “antipersonnel landmine” means any munition placed under, on, or near the ground or other surface area, delivered by artillery, rocket, mortar, or similar means, or dropped from an aircraft and which is designed, constructed or adapted to be detonated or exploded by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person. (2) Exemptions.— The term “antipersonnel landmine” does not include command detonated Claymore munitions.