[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2996. Mr. PADILLA 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. RESEARCH INTO SAN PEDRO BASIN CONTAMINATION AND 
                   BIOREMEDIATION OPTIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrators.--The term ``Administrators'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration and the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and heads of other relevant agencies.
       (2) Covered waste.--The term ``covered waste'' means--
       (A) dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, 
     dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane degradation products, and 
     byproducts of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane manufacturing; 
     and
       (B) other industrial wastes including military explosives, 
     munitions, radioactive waste, refinery byproducts, and 
     associated chemicals.
       (b) Research, Monitoring, and Remediation.--The 
     Administrators shall--
       (1) conduct status and trend monitoring of the dumping of 
     covered waste in the San Pedro Basin;
       (2) conduct research to characterize the scope, impact, and 
     potential for penetration into the marine food web of the 
     dumping of covered waste in the San Pedro Basin; and
       (3) assess, analyze, and explore the potential of 
     remediation with respect to the dumping of covered waste at 
     dump sites in the San Pedro Basin, including bioremediation.
       (c) Study of Seafloor Contamination.--The Administrator of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and the Secretary of Defense, may provide 
     funding under the Competitive Research Program of the 
     National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science to support the 
     study of deep seafloor contamination from the dumping of 
     covered waste off the coast of California, including the 
     study of--
       (1) spatial and co-contaminant inventories;
       (2) transport and fate processes; and
       (3) ecosystem biomagnification.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrators shall submit a 
     report describing a strategy for further research and 
     remediation in the San Pedro Basin to the following 
     committees:
       (1) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate.
       (3) The Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (4) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (5) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (6) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (7) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the 
     program described in subsection (c), there is authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out such subsection $6,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031.
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