[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2873]
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  SA 771. Mr. HEINRICH 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, add the following:

     SEC. 359. REPORT ON WATER UTILITY SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       Not later than January 15, 2025, the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report containing the following:
       (1) A list of all water utilities owned by the Department 
     of Defense on or providing water to military installations, 
     including an identification of the following information:
       (A) The year of original installation of major components 
     for the water utility system, including water treatment 
     facilities, pump stations, and water storage tanks.
       (B) The average age of water utility system piping.
       (C) The last major recapitalization of the water utility 
     system, including a brief description of the infrastructure 
     that was recapitalized.
       (D) All instances of non-compliance with any applicable 
     Federal, State, or local law or regulation to which the water 
     utility system is required to comply within the five-year 
     period preceding the date of the report, including 
     information on any prior or current consent orders or 
     equivalent compliance agreements with any regulatory agency.
       (2) For each military department, the total rate of water 
     utility system recapitalization, represented as an annual 
     percentage replacement value of all system assets.
       (3) For each military department, a description of the 
     annual inspection requirements for water utility systems, and 
     the percentage of such systems inspected annually.
       (4) For each military department, the number of unplanned 
     water utility system outages and the duration of those 
     outages during the one-year period preceding the date of the 
     report, including a listing of installations at which those 
     outages occurred.
       (5) The methodology by which each military department 
     develops its business case to retain ownership of a water 
     utility system or to pursue privatization of such system.
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