[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3232]
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SA 2307. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and
Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed 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 title XXVIII, add the following:
Subtitle E--Real Property and Facilities Administration
SEC. 2851. REPORTS ON BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES SUBJECT TO
EXCEPTIONS TO ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS.
(a) Annual Report for New Construction.--Not later than 90
days after the end of each of the fiscal years 2019 through
2023, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report listing each
building or facility for which the Secretary first initiated
construction during the fiscal year, or for which the
Secretary first entered into a lease for the use of the
Secretary during the fiscal year, which is subject to one of
the accessibility standard exceptions described in subsection
(c).
(b) One-time Report on Current Buildings and Facilities
Subject to Exceptions.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
listing each building or facility constructed or leased by
the Secretary during fiscal years 2014 through 2018 which is
subject to one of the accessibility standard exceptions
described in subsection (c).
(c) Accessibility Standard Exceptions Described.--The
accessibility standard exceptions described in this
subsection with respect to a building or facility are as
follows:
(1) The building or facility is leased by the Secretary
concerned on a temporary, emergency basis for the use of
officials providing disaster assistance.
(2) The building or facility is located in a foreign
country and is constructed in whole or in part with funds
provided by the United States, but the Secretary concerned
does not control the design criteria and the building or
facility is not required to comply with standards under the
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.).
(3) The building or facility is located in a foreign
country and is leased by the Secretary concerned.
(4) The building or facility is subject to a waiver granted
by the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense who
represents the Department of Defense on the United States
Access Board.
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