[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5629. Mr. CARDIN 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 XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2868. MOVEMENT OR CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER 
                   TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE 
                   LOCATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2023, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate action to move, 
     consolidate, or both, the offices of the Joint Spectrum 
     Center of the Department of Defense to the headquarters 
     building of the Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort 
     Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate location chosen by 
     the Secretary for national security purposes to ensure the 
     physical and cybersecurity protection of personnel and 
     missions of the Department.
       (b) Authorization of Military Construction.--Any facility, 
     road, or infrastructure constructed or altered on a military 
     installation as a result of the requirement under subsection 
     (a) is deemed to be authorized by law in accordance with 
     section 2802(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Termination of Existing Lease.--Upon completion of the 
     relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center pursuant to 
     subsection (a), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the existing lease for the Joint Spectrum 
     Center shall be terminated.
       (d) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 2887 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 569) is repealed.
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