[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7865-S7866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4319. Mr. BOOKER 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

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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 title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 607. PROVISION OF UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT TO CADETS AT 
                   SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7450 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 7450. Cadets: clothing and equipment

       ``The Secretary of the Army shall provide to each cadet, at 
     no cost to the cadet, the cadet's initial issue of clothing 
     and equipment.''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8460 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 8460. Midshipmen: clothing and equipment

       ``The Secretary of the Navy shall provide to each 
     midshipman, at no cost to the midshipman, the midshipman's 
     initial issue of clothing and equipment.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     853 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 8460 and inserting the following new item:

``8460. Midshipmen: clothing and equipment.''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9450 of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 9450. Cadets: clothing and equipment

       ``The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to each 
     cadet, at no cost to the cadet, the cadet's initial issue of 
     clothing and equipment.''.
       (d) United States Coast Guard Academy.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1927 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1927. Cadets; clothing and equipment

       ``The Secretary shall provide to each cadet, at no cost to 
     the cadet, the cadet's initial issue of clothing and 
     equipment.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     19 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1927 and inserting the following new item:

``1927. Cadets; clothing and equipment.''.
       (e) United States Merchant Marine Academy.--Section 51308 
     of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     ``(at not cost to the cadet)'' after ``textbooks''.
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