[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3229]
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SA 2300. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2019 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 in title III, insert the
following:
SEC. __. STUDY REGARDING FEASIBILITY OF MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
AT MARTIN STATE AIRPORT TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER
AIRCRAFT.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a study to
assess the feasibility of extending the runway and upgrading
the airfield at Martin State Airport to accommodate larger
airframes than the A-10 aircraft currently utilizing the
airfield and the C-130 aircraft planned to utilize the
airfield, for the purpose of giving the Department of Defense
greater flexibility to meet mission and maintain capability
within the Maryland Air National Guard.
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