[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2579]
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  SA 402. Mr. LANKFORD 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:

       Strike section 1109 and insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND 
                   TEST FACILITIES BASE.

       (a) Extension.--Section 1125(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note 
     prec.; Public Law 114-328) is amended by striking ``2025'' 
     and inserting ``2035''.
       (b) Definition of Defense Industrial Base Facility.--
     Section 1125(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 114-
     328) is amended by inserting ``and includes supporting units 
     of a facility at an installation or base'' after ``United 
     States''.
       (c) Briefing.--Section 1102(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is 
     amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2035''.
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