[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 193 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7749]
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SA 4257. Mr. INHOFE 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 A of title XV, add the following:
SEC. 1516. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF AIR FORCE PERSONNEL TO
PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT TO SPACE FORCE
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary
of the Air Force may not use Air Force personnel to provide
operating support to Space Force installations after October
1, 2024.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of
subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary
certifies to the congressional defense committees that only
Air Force personnel are capable of providing the specific
support necessary.
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