[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 3965. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Cramer) 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 end of subtitle B of title III, add the following
new section:
SEC. 318. INSPECTION OF PIPING AND SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AT
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM IN HAWAI`I,
INCLUDING RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--In order to fully effectuate
national security, assure the maximum safe utilization of the
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, and fully address
concerns as to potential impacts of the facility on public
health, it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the
Navy and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency
should--
(1) operate and maintain the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage
Facility to the highest standard possible; and
(2) require safety inspections to be conducted more
frequently based on the corrosion rate of the piping and
overall condition of the pipeline system and support
equipment at the facility.
(b) Inspection Requirement.--
(1) Inspection required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
direct the Naval Facilities Engineering Command to conduct an
inspection of the pipeline system, supporting infrastructure,
and appurtenances, including valves and any other corrosion
prone equipment, for the fuel system at Joint Base Pearl
Harbor-Hickam, Hawai`i, including at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel
Storage Facility.
(2) Inspection agent; standards.--The inspection required
by paragraph (1) shall be performed--
(A) by an independent inspector certified by the American
Petroleum Institute who will present findings of the
inspection and options to the Secretary of the Navy for
improving the integrity of the fuel system at Joint Base
Pearl Harbor-Hickam, including Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage
Facility and its appurtenances; and
(B) in accordance with the Unified Facilities Criteria
(UFC-3-460-03) and American Petroleum Institute 570
inspection standards.
(3) Exception.--The inspection required by this paragraph
(1) excludes the fuel tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage
Facility.
(c) Life-cycle Sustainment Plan.--In conjunction with the
inspection required by subsection (b), the Naval Facilities
Engineering Command shall prepare a life-cycle sustainment
plan for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, which shall
consider the current condition and service life of the tanks,
pipeline system, and support equipment.
(d) Submission of Results and Plan.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report containing--
(1) the results of the inspection conducted under
subsection (b);
(2) the life-cycle sustainment plan prepared under
subsection (c); and
(3) options on improving the security and maintenance of
the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
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