[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4577]
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  SA 2249. Mr. MERKLEY 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 appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF 6PPD IN TIRES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
     report on--
       (1) the alternatives to the use of 6PPD in the design and 
     production of tires by the Department of Defense;
       (2) how 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone created by tires may be 
     reduced; and
       (3) the steps the Secretary will take to mitigate 6PPD and 
     6PPD-quinone in the environment.
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