[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3261]
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  SA 6050. 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 appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. IMPROVEMENT OF FIREFIGHTER STAFFING SHORTAGES AT 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may offer 
     compensation for firefighters of the Department of Defense at 
     military installations that is competitive with surrounding 
     local jurisdictions in order to improve recruitment and 
     retention of such firefighters.
       (b) Removal of Limitation on Contracting for 
     Firefighters.--Section 2465 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``firefighting 
     or''; and
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``firefighting or''.
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