[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7429]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3934. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: OTHER TRANSACTIONS TO 
                   SUPPORT NON-MILITARY MISSION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 763 of part IV of subtitle B of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 7545. Army Corps of Engineers: other transactions to 
       support non-military mission

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall grant 
     authority to the Corps of Engineers to use authority under 
     section 2371b to enter into transactions (other than 
     contracts, grants and cooperative agreements) to carry out 
     prototype projects, including full-scale pilot demonstrations 
     and follow-on activities, to enhance the effectiveness of the 
     non-military mission of the Corps of Engineers in support of 
     Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes, 
     private firms based in the United States, international 
     organizations, and foreign governments.
       ``(b) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Army shall ensure 
     that any requirement of the Secretary of Defense relating to 
     reports to Congress or education and training of personnel 
     with respect to the use of other transaction authority shall 
     apply to the authority granted to the Corps of Engineers 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the use of the authority 
     granted to the Corps of Engineers under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 763 of 
     part IV of subtitle B of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``7545. Army Corps of Engineers: other transactions to support non-
              military mission.''.
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