[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2515]
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SA 318. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Warnock) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title XXVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. 28__. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CLOSURE OF COMBAT
READINESS TRAINING CENTERS.
(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force or the Air National Guard
may be obligated or expended to close, or prepare to close,
any combat readiness training center.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the
limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a combat
readiness training center if the Secretary submits to the
congressional defense committees the following:
(1) A certification that--
(A) the closure of the center would not be in violation of
section 2687 of title 10, United States Code; and
(B) the support capabilities provided by the center will
not be diminished as a result of the closure of the center.
(2) A report that includes--
(A) a detailed business case analysis for the closure of
the center; and
(B) an assessment of the effects the closure of the center
would have on training units of the Armed Forces, including
any active duty units that may use the center.
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