[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3232]
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  SA 2310. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her 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 end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1066. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AIRCRAFT TO 
                   OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) Transfer by Department of Homeland Security.--Paragraph 
     (1) of section 1098(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 881) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``of--'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``of the seven demilitarized HC-130H 
     aircraft specified in subparagraph (B) to the Secretary of 
     the Air Force.'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (b) Air Force Actions.--Paragraph (2) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``to the Commandant of the Coast Guard who may, without 
     regard to any other provision of law, transfer any such 
     aircraft to a State for firefighting purposes.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``unless, by 
     reimbursement order'' and all that follows through ``such 
     modifications'' in each of clauses (i) and (ii).
       (c) Coast Guard Actions.--The second sentence of paragraph 
     (3) of such section is amended by striking ``under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``pursuant to this subsection 
     before the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019''.
       (d) Secretary of Agriculture Retransfer of Transferred 
     Initial Spares and Related Equipment.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall, acting for the Forest Service, transfer to 
     the Commandant of the Coast Guard any initial spares and 
     necessary ground support equipment for HC-130H aircraft that 
     were transferred to the Secretary pursuant to section 
     1098(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2014 before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
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