[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8292]
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  SA 4716. Mr. HAGERTY (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 376. ACCESS TO CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may have access 
     to a covered category 3 subterranean training facility on a 
     continuing basis, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for such purpose.
       (b) Authority to Enter Into Lease.--The Secretary may enter 
     into a short-term lease with a provider of a covered category 
     3 subterranean training facility for purposes of subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Covered Category 3 Subterranean Training Facility 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered category 3 
     subterranean training facility'' means a category 3 
     subterranean training facility that is--
       (1) operational as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (2) determined by the Secretary to be safe for use as of 
     such date.
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