[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1477. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 344. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF 
                   PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF FIRE CAUSED BY MILITARY 
                   TRAINING OR OTHER ACTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES OR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Reimbursement Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, upon 
     application by a State, reimburse the State for the 
     reasonable costs of the State for services provided in 
     connection with loss or destruction of property, or 
     mitigation of damage, loss, or destruction of property, 
     whether or not property of the State, and all fire 
     suppression costs, as a result of a fire caused by military 
     training or other actions in the United States of units or 
     members of the Armed Forces or employees of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) Services covered.--Services reimbursable under this 
     subsection shall be limited to services proximately related 
     to the fire for which reimbursement is sought under this 
     subsection.
       (b) Application.--Each application of a State for 
     reimbursement for costs under subsection (a) shall set forth 
     an itemized request of the services covered by the 
     application, including the costs of such services.
       (c) Funds.--Reimbursements under subsection (a) shall be 
     made from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance.
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