[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5911. Mr. SHEEHY (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 A of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1510A. PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE-BASED DATA TO 
                   SUPPORT WILDFIRE RESILIENCE.

       (a) Procurement.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, acting through the Commercial Space Office and in 
     coordination with the FireGuard program of the National Guard 
     and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, 
     shall procure space-based commercial data and end products to 
     support the efforts of the Department of Defense and the 
     wildfire mission of the United States Northern Command by 
     delivering timely, effective military support to the Federal 
     Government and State, local, and Tribal governments to 
     protect military readiness and installations, provide 
     emergency military support to civil authorities, and conduct 
     proactive wildland fire management.
       (b) Authorized Sharing.--The Secretary may share space-
     based commercial data and end products procured under 
     subsection (a) with State, local, and Tribal governments to 
     assist with firefighting efforts.
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