[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5343]
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  SA 3599. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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:

       Strike section 1507 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1507. CONTINUATION OF OPERATION OF DEFENSE 
                   METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall continue to 
     operate the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, and its 
     existing functions and distribution capability, until the end 
     of the functional life of the satellites in orbit as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act under such program.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     to the congressional defense committees a briefing on--
       (1) the status of the Defense Meteorological Satellite 
     Program;
       (2) the requirements, capabilities, and costs for such 
     program for fiscal year 2026;
       (3) the projected costs--
       (A) to carry out such program for the functional life of 
     the satellites in orbit as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act under such program; and
       (B) to replace the satellite functions under such program; 
     and
       (4) any cybersecurity concerns relating to the systems used 
     to process the data under such program.
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