[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4998]
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  SA 2699. Mr. THUNE 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 B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 318. ADVANCEMENT OF LIVE, VIRTUAL, AND CONSTRUCTIVE 
                   TRAINING CAPABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 183a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Advancement of Live, Virtual, and Constructive 
     Capabilities.--In negotiating voluntary agreements pursuant 
     to subsection (f), the Secretary may enter into agreements 
     through which applicants for energy projects or antenna 
     structure projects agree to fund, electrify, or physically 
     host infrastructure to bolster the development of live, 
     virtual, and constructive capabilities in the Military 
     Operations Areas or Warning Areas affected by or adjacent to 
     an energy project or antenna structure project, including--
       ``(1) by enhancing training opportunities; and
       ``(2) by augmenting the attributes of an airspace to offset 
     the loss of airspace volume using--
       ``(A) virtual or constructive capabilities that are powered 
     by, co-located with, or are otherwise facilitated or funded 
     by the energy project or antenna structure project; or
       ``(B) characteristics of the energy project as a component 
     of replicating real-world combat conditions.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 44718(h) of title 49, 
     United States Code is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``183a(h)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``183a(i)(1)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``183a(h)(7)'' and 
     inserting ``183a(i)(7)''.
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