[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2961]
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SA 804. 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 B of title III, add the following:
SEC. 316. PROHIBITION ON REUSE OF RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE
FACILITY FOR FUEL STORAGE OR FUEL OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--After the Department of Defense and the
Department of the Navy have completed the defueling of the
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the Secretary of Defense
may not--
(1) use such facility for fuel storage or fuel operations;
or
(2) use authorized or appropriated funds to enable the
reuse of such facility for fuel storage or fuel operations.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report detailing--
(1) the efforts taken by the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of the Navy to ensure that the Red Hill Bulk Fuel
Storage Facility is unable to be used for fuel storage or
fuel operations on and after such date of enactment; and
(2) an assessment of any remediation of such facility that
is required due to the historical storage of fuel at such
facility.
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