[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4963]
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  SA 2648. Mr. CRUZ 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. EXTENSION OF AUCTION AUTHORITY.

        Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking ``grant a license 
     or permit under this subsection shall expire March 9, 2023'' 
     and inserting ``complete a system of competitive bidding 
     under this subsection shall expire on the date that is 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''.
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