[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 95 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2044. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi) 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, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, 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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 1049. USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN 
                   FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Modular Airborne Firefighting System Flexibility Act''.
       (b) Operational Use Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 116. Operational use: support for civilian 
       firefighting activities

       ``The Secretary of Defense may authorize members and units 
     of the National Guard performing duty under section 328(b), 
     502(f), or 709(a) of this title, or on active duty under 
     title 10, to support firefighting operations, missions, and 
     activities, including aerial firefighting employment of the 
     Mobile Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS), undertaken in 
     support of a request from the National Interagency Fire 
     Center or another Federal agency.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``116. Operational use: support for civilian firefighting 
              activities.''.
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