[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 5912. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) 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 B of title III, add the following:
SEC. 322. TRAINING FOR NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ON WILDFIRE
RESPONSE AND PROVISION OF NECESSARY EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army and the
Secretary of the Air Force shall, in consultation with the
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, provide support for
training of appropriate personnel of the National Guard on
wildfire response and prevention and necessary equipment for
such response and prevention, with preference given to
military installations with the highest wildfire suppression
need.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for each year
$20,000,000 to carry out subsection (a).
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