[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4573. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 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:

       On page 809, after line 24, add the following:
       (5) a description of installations from which the Armed 
     Forces may conduct communications and domain awareness 
     activities in support of Arctic security missions; and
       (6) a description of efforts to promote military-to-
     military cooperation with partner countries that have mutual 
     security interests in the Arctic region, including 
     opportunities for sharing installations and maintenance 
     facilities to enhance domain awareness in the Arctic region.

       On page 810, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
       (f) Other Installations.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to limit the authority of the Department of Defense 
     to use existing infrastructure in support of Arctic domain 
     awareness or to pursue military-to-military cooperation with 
     partner countries that have mutual security interests in the 
     Arctic region, including opportunities for sharing 
     installations and maintenance facilities to enhance domain 
     awareness in the Arctic region.
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