[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2407. Mr. TILLIS 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 subtitle H of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 1095. AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS EXEMPTING ENGINES/
                   EQUIPMENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     shall revise the regulations under section 1068.225 of title 
     40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act), to specify that an engine or 
     equipment is exempt under that section without a request 
     described in that section if the engine or equipment--
       (1) is for a marine vessel;
       (2) has a rated horsepower of 60 or less; and
       (3) will be owned by a Federal, State, or local emergency 
     response or public safety agency responsible for domestic 
     response or homeland security activities.
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