[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5066]
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  SA 2836. Mr. LANKFORD 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 XI, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY 
                   FOR DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES AND 
                   MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE.

       (a) Extension.--Section 1125(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note 
     prec.; Public Law 114-328) is amended by striking ``through 
     2028'' and inserting ``through 2035''.
       (b) Definition of Defense Industrial Base Facility.--
     Section 1125(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 114-
     328) is amended by inserting ``and includes supporting units 
     of a facility at an installation or base'' after ``United 
     States''.
       (c) Briefing.--Section 1102(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 
     131 Stat. 1628), as amended by section 1107(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1597), is further amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``through 2025'' and inserting ``through 2035''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(as amended by 
     subsection (a))''.
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