[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7660]
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SA 4200. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. Rosen)
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 G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1064. UPDATED REVIEW AND ENHANCEMENT OF EXISTING
AUTHORITIES FOR USING AIR FORCE AND AIR
NATIONAL GUARD MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE-FIGHTING
SYSTEMS AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSETS
TO FIGHT WILDFIRES.
Section 1058 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 31 U.S.C. 1535 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Updated Review and Enhancement.--(1) Not later than
120 days after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, the Director
shall submit to Congress a report--
``(A) containing the results of a second review conducted
under subsection (a) and a second determination made under
subsection (b); and
``(B) based on such second determination, describing the
new modifications proposed to be made to existing authorities
under subsection (c) or (d), including whether there is a
need for legislative changes to further improve the
procedures for using Department of Defense assets to fight
wildfires.
``(2) The new modifications described in paragraph (1)(B)
shall not take effect until the end of the 30-day period
beginning on the date on which the report is submitted to
Congress under this subsection.''.
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