[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4947]
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  SA 3178. Mr. PADILLA 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 end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2850. ACCELERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AT 
                   INSTALLATIONS OF THE NAVY CLOSED UNDER PREVIOUS 
                   BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ROUNDS.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall accelerate--
       (1) the environmental remediation, including the 
     remediation of radiologically contaminated sites, of any 
     installation of the Navy closed under a base realignment or 
     closure round under any provision of law; and
       (2) the demolition or removal of any building or structure, 
     that has not been designated as a historical building or 
     structure, under the control of the Navy at any such 
     installation.
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