[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7684]
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  SA 4222. Mr. BRAUN 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 in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SHARING OF INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY 
                   INVESTIGATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Submittal of Information to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
       (A) upon request of a member of Congress for information 
     regarding a safety investigation conducted by the Department 
     of Defense, not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary receives the request, submit to the member of 
     Congress the information requested; and
       (B) not later than 30 days after the date of the completion 
     of an investigation with respect to which the Secretary 
     submitted information under subparagraph (A) to a member of 
     Congress, submit to the member updated information with 
     respect to the investigation.
       (2) Redaction.--The Secretary of Defense may not redact any 
     information submitted under paragraph (1).
       (3) Form.--Information submitted under paragraph (1) may be 
     submitted in classified form as the Secretary determines 
     necessary to protect national security and the investigatory 
     process.
       (b) Sharing of Information Among Military Departments.--For 
     each safety investigation conducted by the Department of 
     Defense that involves equipment used by more than one 
     military department, the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the completion of the 
     safety investigation, ensure that information regarding the 
     investigation is transmitted to the Secretary of each 
     military department that uses such equipment.
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