[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8381]
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  SA 4774. 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 appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO JOINT USE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of a military department 
     may not enter into or modify a joint use agreement with a 
     non-Department of Defense organization that is not beneficial 
     to the Department of Defense.
       (b) Notice and Wait Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of a military department may 
     not enter into a joint use agreement with a non-Department of 
     Defense organization until 180 days after certifying to the 
     congressional defense committees that the agreement will 
     benefit the operations and readiness of the military 
     installation concerned or the Department overall.
       (2) Elements.--A certification required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A determination that the operations and readiness of 
     the military installation concerned will benefit as a result 
     of the agreement.
       (B) A description of the effect of the agreement on the 
     installation and the Department.
       (C) A description of the benefit of the agreement to 
     outside agencies.
       (D) A description of alternative options to the agreement 
     that were investigated.
       (E) Any other elements the Secretary considers relevant.
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