[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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