[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2189. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1095. REPORT ON INADEQUATE DREDGING, BAYONNE DRY DOCK, 
                   NEW JERSEY.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) describes the impact of the dredging problem at Bayonne 
     Dry Dock, New Jersey, on national security, national ship 
     repair and maintenance capacity, maritime infrastructure, and 
     supply chains; and
       (2) provides potential solutions that could restore repair 
     and maintenance operations at Bayonne Dry Dock, New Jersey, 
     to maximum capacity in a rapid timeframe.
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