[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3693]
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  SA 2239. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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 section 1083, add the following:
       (d) Distribution of Estimate.--As soon as practicable after 
     submitting an estimate as described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a) and making the certification described in 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Secretary shall make 
     such estimate available to any licensee operating under the 
     order and authorization described in such subsection.
       (e) Authority of Secretary of Defense to Seek Recovery of 
     Costs.--The Secretary of Defense may work directly with any 
     licensee (or any future assignee, successor, or purchaser) 
     affected by the Order and Authorization adopted by the 
     Federal Communications Commission on April 19, 2020 (FCC 20-
     48) to seek recovery of costs incurred by the Department of 
     Defense as a result of the effect of such order and 
     authorization.
       (f) Reimbursement.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     facilitate a process for any licensee (or any future 
     assignee, successor, or purchaser) subject to the 
     authorization and order described in subsection (a) to 
     provide reimbursement to the Department of Defense, only to 
     the extent provided in appropriations Acts, for the covered 
     costs and eligible reimbursable costs submitted and certified 
     to the congressional defense committees under such 
     subsection.
       (2) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall use any funds 
     received under this subsection, to the extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
     for covered costs described in subsection (b) and the range 
     of eligible reimbursable costs identified under subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (3) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary establishes the process required by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on such process.
       (g) Good Faith.--The execution of the responsibilities of 
     this section by the Department of Defense shall be considered 
     to be good faith actions pursuant to paragraph 104 of the 
     Order and Authorization (FCC 20-48) described in subsection 
     (a).
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