[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4465]
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  SA 2913. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTAMINATED LANDS.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that there is a need to 
     systematically advance the geostrategic, military-political, 
     and economic interests of the United States in the Pacific 
     Theater, particularly within the westernmost island State of 
     the United States, which serves as the forward defense 
     platform of the United States and requires a clear foundation 
     for possible regional conflicts and current and future 
     national security threats.
       (b) Assistance Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense (referred to in 
     this subsection as the ``Secretary'') shall provide 
     assistance to the State of Hawaii for the cleanup of 
     hazardous materials, munition debris, unsafe buildings or 
     structures, lead-based paint or asbestos, abandoned 
     equipment, and unexploded ordnance in the State.
       (2) Priority.--In providing assistance under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall prioritize cleanup on or near Hawaiian 
     Home Lands (as defined in section 801 of the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
     U.S.C. 4221)) and pre-1970 military sites.
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