[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 330. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono) 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 end of subtitle F of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 359. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO DEVELOP 
                   PLAN FOR TRANSITION OF JOINT TASK FORCE RED 
                   HILL.

       (a) Plan for Termination Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, with appropriate Federal, 
     State, and local stakeholders, shall develop a plan for the 
     termination of and transition from the Joint Task Force Red 
     Hill.
       (2) Elements.--Under the plan required under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall--
       (A) subject to subsection (c), determine the date on which 
     the Joint Task Force Red Hill (or any successor organization) 
     shall be terminated;
       (B) designate appropriate officials or entities to be 
     responsible for--
       (i) engaging and communicating with communities in 
     proximity to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility 
     following such termination;
       (ii) communicating, in a clear and consistent manner, with 
     the heads of relevant Federal and State agencies and such 
     communities with respect to all operations involving the Red 
     Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility; and
       (iii) ensuring the attendance of appropriate experts and 
     public relations professionals at any public meeting or event 
     relating to such operations;
       (C) coordinate and communicate with such communities and 
     the heads of applicable State regulatory authorities with 
     respect to--
       (i) such termination; and
       (ii) the responsibilities designated under subparagraph 
     (B);
       (D) ensure adequate resourcing and personnel to meet 
     continued community engagement requirements and priorities of 
     the Department of Defense; and
       (E) provide for or update any plan relating to the 
     defueling of the Red Hell Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and 
     removal of other potential contaminants stored at such 
     facility following such termination.
       (3) Deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees the plan under 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Availability of Plan.--The Secretary shall make the 
     plan required under subsection (a)(1) and any supporting 
     documents for such plan available to the public and State and 
     local elected officials.
       (c) Restriction on Termination Authority.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may not terminate the Joint Task Force Red Hill 
     before the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the 
     plan required under subsection (a)(1) and any supporting 
     documents for such plan.
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