[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2755. Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Thune) 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 subtitle C of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 323. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF AIRSPACE AND 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide a report documenting efforts made toward improving 
     processes to resolve persistent challenges for special use 
     airspace requests in support of, or associated with, short 
     notice testing requirements at Major Range and Test Facility 
     Bases, specifically, establishment of Temporary Military 
     Operations Areas used for conducting short term, scheduled 
     exercises.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) Analysis of previous efforts to streamline internal 
     processes associated with the designation of Temporary 
     Military Operations Areas at Major Range and Test Facility 
     Bases and for scheduled exercises.
       (2) Analysis of progress made to ensure consistency of 
     environmental review, including impact analysis, associated 
     environmental studies, or consultation, while complying with 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
     et seq.) and other environmental requirements.
       (3) Identification of challenges to creating common 
     National Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exclusions.
       (4) A description of airspace requirements, current Test/
     Training Space Needs Statements completed in the last 10 
     years, and future 5 year requirements, including all 
     Temporary Military Operating Areas, Special Use Airspaces, 
     Instrument Routes, Visual Routes, and unfulfilled user 
     requirements.
       (5) Proposed options and solutions to overcome identified 
     challenges, including identifying whether--
       (A) a solution or solutions can be incorporated within the 
     existing Federal Aviation Administration and Department of 
     Defense Memorandum of Understanding; or
       (B) changes to current legislation are required.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Major range and test facility base.--The term ``Major 
     Range and Test Facility Base'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 196(i) of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Special use airspace.--The term ``special use 
     airspace'' means certain designations of airspace designated 
     by the Federal Aviation Administration, as administered by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force.
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