[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4998]
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  SA 5614. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by 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 D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 357. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN CATEGORY 
                   3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     the Department of Defense maintains access to a covered 
     category 3 subterranean training facility on a continuing 
     basis.
       (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 compliance 
     with 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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