[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7935]
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  SA 4431. 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, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1516. MODIFICATION TO ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES FROM FEDERAL 
                   COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ORDER 20-48.

       Section 1664 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``or any subsequent fiscal year'' after 
     ``fiscal year 2021''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Distribution of Estimate.--As soon as practicable 
     after submitting an estimate as described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a) and making the certification described in 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Secretary shall make 
     such estimate available to any licensee operating under the 
     Order and Authorization described in such subsection.
       ``(e) Authority of Secretary of Defense to Seek Recovery of 
     Costs.--The Secretary may work directly with any licensee (or 
     any future assignee, successor, or purchaser) affected by the 
     Order and Authorization described in subsection (a) to seek 
     recovery of costs incurred by the Department as a result of 
     the effect of such order and authorization.
       ``(f) Reimbursement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     facilitate a process for any licensee (or any future 
     assignee, successor, or purchaser) subject to the Order and 
     Authorization described in subsection (a) to provide 
     reimbursement to the Department, only to the extent provided 
     in appropriation Acts, for the covered costs and eligible 
     reimbursable costs submitted and certified to the 
     congressional defense committees under such subsection.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall use any funds 
     received under this subsection, to the extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, for 
     covered costs described in subsection (b) and the range of 
     eligible reimbursable costs identified under subsection 
     (a)(1).
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary establishes the process required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on such process.
       ``(g) Good Faith.--The execution of the responsibilities of 
     this section by the Department shall be considered to be good 
     faith actions pursuant to paragraph 104 of the Order and 
     Authorization described in subsection (a).''.
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