[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3329]
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  SA 6120. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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 D of title XXVIII add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2873. REPORT ON UNDERUTILIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
                   AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in 
     consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and 
     the Commander of United States Strategic Command, shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     evaluating the feasibility, infrastructure readiness, and 
     cost-benefits of co-locating permanent, manned flying 
     missions at installations of the Air National Guard that 
     possess, as of the date of the report, active runways but 
     lack manned active aircraft.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An inventory of installations of the Air National Guard 
     described in subsection (a) that possess active runway 
     infrastructure of 9,000 feet or greater, secure military 
     enclaves, and proximity to regional training corridors or 
     geographic commands.
       (2) An assessment of the capacity of such joint use 
     commercial airfield infrastructure, including taxiways and 
     secure ramp space, to host permanent or distributed strategic 
     assets.
       (3) An evaluation of the workforce readiness and technical 
     expertise, including cyber, intelligence, and remotely 
     piloted aircraft operations, to support advanced manned 
     flying missions.
       (4) An assessment of alternative or distributed basing 
     options required to support strategic long-range strike 
     systems in the event that total procurement exceeds the 
     initial approved acquisition quantity for long-range strike 
     systems.
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