[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2251. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) 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 X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ENHANCEMENT.

       The National Construction Safety Team Act is amended--
       (1) in section 2 (15 U.S.C. 7301)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``buildings'' and 
     inserting ``structure''; and
       (ii) by inserting after the first sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``In instances in which the failure of the 
     building or structure is the proper subject for investigation 
     by another Federal agency, the Director shall defer to the 
     authority of such agency.'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``buildings'' and 
     inserting ``the built environment''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or structure'' 
     after ``building'';
       (II) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``building standards, 
     codes, and practices'' and inserting ``engineering standards, 
     practices, and building codes''; and
       (III) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``buildings'' and 
     inserting ``the built environment''; and

       (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``or structure'' 
     after ``building''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (J)--

       (I) by inserting ``or structure'' after ``building''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or the National Windstorm Impact 
     Reduction Act of 2004'' after ``1977'';

       (2) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 7303)--
       (A) by striking the term ``building'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``building or structure'' before 
     ``failure'' each place it appears;
       (3) in section 7 (15 U.S.C. 7306), by inserting ``or 
     structure'' after ``building'';
       (4) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 7307)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or structure'' after 
     ``building'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``standards, codes, and 
     practices'' and inserting ``engineering standards, practices, 
     and building codes''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and structure'' after 
     ``building'';
       (5) in section 9(2) (15 U.S.C. 7308(2)), by striking 
     ``building standards, codes, and practices'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``engineering standards, practices, and 
     building codes''; and
       (6) in section 14 (15 U.S.C. 7312), by striking ``building 
     standards, codes, or practices'' and inserting ``engineering 
     standards, practices, and building codes''.
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