[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 132 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4885]
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SA 756. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH RUNWAY CLEAR ZONE
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Service secretaries, shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on Service
compliance with Department of Defense and relevant Service
policies regarding Department of Defense runway clear zones.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) A listing of all Department of Defense runway clear
zones in the United States that are not in compliance with
Department of Defense and relevant Service policies regarding
Department of Defense runway clear zones.
(2) A plan for bringing all Department of Defense runway
clear zones in full compliance with these policies, including
a description of the resources required to bring these clear
zones into policy compliance, and for providing restitution
for property owners.
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