[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 177 (Thursday, October 7, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7010]
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SA 3857. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 2792, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2022 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. 318. CONSIDERATION UNDER DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR STATE-OWNED FACILITIES
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WITH PROVEN EXPOSURE OF
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WASTE.
(a) Definition of State-owned National Guard Facility.--
Section 2700 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) The term `State-owned National Guard facility' means
land owned and operated by a State when such land is used for
training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32
with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the
Secretary of a military department, even though such land is
not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.''.
(b) Authority for Defense Environmental Restoration
Program.--Section 2701(a)(1) of such title is amended, in the
first sentence, by inserting ``and at State-owned National
Guard facilities'' before the period.
(c) Responsibility for Response Actions.--Section
2701(c)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) Each State-owned National Guard facility being used
for training at the time of actions leading to contamination
by hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants.''.
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