[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6308. Ms. MURKOWSKI 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 F of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 389. TRIBAL LIAISONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     each installation of the Department of Defense that has an 
     Indian Tribe or Tribal interests in the area surrounding the 
     installation, including if an Indian Tribe is historically or 
     culturally affiliated with the land or water managed or 
     directly impacted by the installation, has a dedicated Tribal 
     liaison located at the installation.
       (b) Civilian Employee.--Each Tribal liaison required under 
     subsection (a) shall be a civilian employee of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (c) Treatment of Certain Installations.--If more than one 
     Armed Force is located at an installation described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that such 
     installation has a dedicated Tribal liaison for each such 
     Armed Force.
       (d) Indian Tribe Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Indian Tribe'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).
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