[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7656]
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  SA 4194. Mr. THUNE 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 E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 376. COST-SHARING AGREEMENT FOR STATE AND FEDERAL COSTS 
                   FOR RIFLE TRAINING RANGE FOR AIR FORCE SECURITY 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authorization.--The Secretary may enter into a cost-
     sharing agreement with a State for the purposes of 
     establishing a rifle training range for the Air Force 
     Security Forces.
       (b) Request for Proposal.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue to all 
     States a request for proposal for a cost-sharing agreement 
     under subsection (a)
       (2) Elements of proposals.--In reviewing proposals 
     submitted by States under paragraph (1) the Secretary shall 
     consider--
       (A) training requirements of current and anticipated Air 
     Force Security Forces;
       (B) cost savings or cost avoidance concerning travel, 
     accommodations, and other costs related to current training 
     activities of the Air Force Security Forces;
       (C) the benefits of the proposal to other requirements of 
     the Department of Defense or another Federal agency;
       (D) the benefits of the proposal to each State; and
       (E) the cost-sharing arrangement proposed by the State.
       (c) Authorization of Funds.--
       (1) Authorization of land acquisition.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to be used by 
     the Secretary for the purposes of land acquisition to carry 
     out this section.
       (2) Augmentation of rifle training range.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such funds as 
     may be necessary to augment the rifle training range 
     authorized under subsection (a) as necessary to support 
     training requirements of the Air Force Security Forces.
       (3) Solicitation of additional funds.--The Secretary may 
     solicit additional funds from another military department or 
     Federal agency to defray acquisition and operational costs 
     under this section.
       (d) Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Air Force.
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