[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3820. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Brown) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       ``Sec. __. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the condition of the public school 
     facilities of the United States and their adequacy to support 
     a 21st century education.
       ``(b) In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller General shall study the following factors:
       ``(1) Structural integrity.
       ``(2) Plumbing.
       ``(3) Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
       ``(4) Compliance with fire and safety codes.
       ``(5) Compliance with Federal laws, including the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       ``(6) Lighting.
       ``(7) Indoor air quality.
       ``(8) Environmental conditions, such as exposure to 
     asbestos, lead, and mold.
       ``(9) Physical security.
       ``(10) Sufficient space for instruction.
       ``(c) The Comptroller General shall include in the study 
     under subsection (a) information on the ability of States and 
     local educational agencies to pay for necessary repairs, 
     renovation, and construction of public school facilities that 
     are not in adequate condition, including plans to finance the 
     work within the next 10 years.
       ``(d) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the 
     findings of the study under this section.''.
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