[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1913. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Lee) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by 
Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        Strike section 4411 and insert the following:

     SEC. 4411. EXCEPTION FOR WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND 
                   SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.

       The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, are exempt from the procurement, operation, and 
     purchase restrictions under sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 to 
     the extent the procurement, operation, or purchase is 
     necessary for the purpose of supporting the full range of 
     wildfire management operations or search and rescue 
     operations.

     SEC. 4412. SUNSET.

        Sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 shall cease to have effect 
     on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
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