[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4925-S4926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5533. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by

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Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 
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. 1077. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF THE USS OKLAHOMA CITY 
                   AND CREW.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The USS Oklahoma City is a nuclear-powered fast attack 
     submarine named after Oklahoma City, the capital and most 
     populous city in Oklahoma, and is the second ship in the 
     history of the Navy to bear that name.
       (2) The motto of the USS Oklahoma City is ``The Sooner, The 
     Better'', which is a testament to both the spirit of the 
     people of Oklahoma City and the readiness of the 140-person 
     crew of the USS Oklahoma City.
       (3) The USS Oklahoma City was christened and launched on 
     November 2, 1985, sponsored by Linda M. Nickles, and was 
     commissioned for service on July 9, 1988, with Commander 
     Kevin John Reardon as the first commanding officer of the 
     submarine.
       (4) Since the commissioning of the USS Oklahoma City, the 
     USS Oklahoma City has traveled around the globe multiple 
     times and has served in the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, 
     the Pacific, and, most recently, Apra Harbor, Guam.
       (5) In the aftermath of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the 
     Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the crew 
     of the USS Oklahoma City donated blood in support of the 
     victims of the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism in the 
     history of the United States, which resulted in the deaths of 
     168 individuals.
       (6) The USS Oklahoma City was the first Navy submarine to 
     transition from navigation using paper charts to an all-
     electronic navigation suite.
       (7) On Friday, May 20, 2022, the inactivation ceremony for 
     the USS Oklahoma City was held in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 
     to honor nearly 34 years of service.
       (8) Throughout the career of the USS Oklahoma City, the USS 
     Oklahoma City supported a range of missions, including anti-
     surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, targeted strike 
     missions, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
     missions.
       (b) Recognition of Service.--Congress recognizes the 
     service of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine the USS 
     Oklahoma City and the crew of the USS Oklahoma City, who 
     served the United States with valor and bravery.
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