[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3608]
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SA 2200. Ms. HARRIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 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 B of title III, add the following:
SEC. 320. STUDY ON IMPACTS OF TRANSBOUNDARY FLOWS, SPILLS, OR
DISCHARGES OF POLLUTION OR DEBRIS FROM THE
TIJUANA RIVER ON PERSONNEL, ACTIVITIES, AND
INSTALLATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and the United States Commissioner of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, shall commission
an independent scientific study of the impacts of
transboundary flows, spills, or discharges of pollution or
debris from the Tijuana River on the personnel, activities,
and installations of the Department of Defense.
(2) Elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall
address the short-term, long-term, primary, and secondary
impacts of transboundary flows, spills, or discharges of
pollution or debris from the Tijuana River and include
recommendations to mitigate such impacts.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing
the results of the study under subsection (a), including all
findings and recommendations resulting from the study.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives.
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