[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5259]
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  SA 3497. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 B of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 923. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CIVILIAN PROTECTION CENTER OF 
                   EXCELLENCE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department of Defense is required by section 184 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to operate the Civilian 
     Protection Center of Excellence and maintain sufficient 
     resources and staff for the Center to pursue its purpose as 
     set forth in that section;
       (2) the Department of Defense is not permitted to 
     disestablish, dismantle, or cease functional operation of the 
     Civilian Protection Center of Excellence without an Act of 
     Congress authorizing such actions; and
       (3) actions to disestablish, dismantle, or cease functional 
     operation of the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence 
     would be inconsistent with the intent of Congress and the 
     rule of law.
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