[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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