[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3329]
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  SA 6121. Mr. PAUL 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. DESIGNATION OF CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY 
                   INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS PORT OF ENTRY FOR THE 
                   IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND 
                   WILDLIFE PRODUCTS BY THE UNITED STATES FISH AND 
                   WILDLIFE SERVICE.

       (a) Study Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Director'') shall carry out a study to determine the cost 
     of designating Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 
     Airport (referred to in this section as ``CVG'') as a port of 
     entry designated for the importation and exportation of 
     wildlife and wildlife products under section 14.12 of title 
     50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
       (2) Submission of cost estimates.--
       (A) In general.--On completion of the study required under 
     paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to the interested 
     stakeholders described in subparagraph (B) the estimated cost 
     of facilitating the designation described in paragraph (1).
       (B) Interested stakeholders described.--The interested 
     stakeholders referred to in subparagraph (A) include--
       (i) the airport sponsor or operator of CVG;
       (ii) any air carrier that operates at CVG, including any 
     air carrier that operates a hub at CVG; and
       (iii) any other entity, as determined appropriate by the 
     Director.
       (b) Designation.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the Director completes the study required under 
     subsection (a)(1), the Director, with public funds or, in 
     accordance with subsection (c), private funds, shall 
     designate CVG as a port of entry designated for the 
     importation and exportation of wildlife and wildlife products 
     under section 14.12 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or a successor regulation).
       (c) Donations.--The Director may accept donations from 
     private entities and, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 
     31, United States Code, may use those donations to fund the 
     designation required under subsection (b).
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