[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7935-S7936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4432. 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. EXPANSION OF PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NOT 
                   ELIGIBLE FOR SALE OR DONATION FOR LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND STUDY ON USE OF SUCH 
                   AUTHORITY TO SELL OR DONATE PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 2576a(e) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(5) Explosives.
       ``(6) Firearms of 0.5 caliber or greater and ammunition of 
     0.5 caliber or greater.
       ``(7) Asphyxiating gases, including those comprised of 
     lachrymatory agents, and analogous liquids, materials, or 
     devices.''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Defense Logistics 
     Agency shall conduct a study on the use by the Department of 
     Defense of the authority under section 2576a of title 10, 
     United States Code, and the administration of such authority 
     by the Law Enforcement Support Office of the Department.
       (2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) an analysis of the degree to which personal property 
     transferred under section

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     2576a of title 10, United States Code, has been distributed 
     equitably between larger, well-resourced municipalities and 
     units of government and smaller, less well-resourced 
     municipalities and units of government; and
       (B) an identification of potential modifications to the 
     authority under such section to ensure that property 
     transferred under such section is transferred in a manner 
     that provides adequate opportunity for participation by 
     smaller, less well-resourced municipalities and units of 
     government.
       (3) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2022, the Director 
     of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
     the study conducted under paragraph (1).
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