[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3490]
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  SA 1001. 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__. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OF COMBAT READINESS 
                   TRAINING CENTERS.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall not 
     close, or prepare to close, any combat readiness training 
     center.
       (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the 
     prohibition 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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