[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3513]
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  SA 6389. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Daines) 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10__. ANNUAL HYDROPOWER LICENSING STATUS REPORT.

       Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 37. ANNUAL LICENSING STATUS REPORT.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the status 
     of--
       ``(1) the licensing process for each new license, and for 
     each subsequent license for which sections 14 and 15 have 
     been waived, for which the existing licensee has notified the 
     Commission under section 15(b)(1) at least 3 years prior to 
     submission of the report that the existing licensee intends 
     to file an application for the new license or subsequent 
     license, but the new license or subsequent license has not 
     yet been issued under section 15; and
       ``(2) the licensing process for each original license under 
     section 4(e) for which a citizen, association, corporation, 
     State, Indian Tribe, or municipality has notified the 
     Commission, pursuant to applicable regulations, at least 3 
     years prior to submission of the report that the citizen, 
     association, corporation, State, Indian Tribe, or 
     municipality intends to file an application for the original 
     license, but the original license has not yet been issued 
     under section 4(e).
       ``(b) Inclusions.--Each report submitted under subsection 
     (a) shall include, with respect to the licensing process for 
     each new license and subsequent license described in that 
     subsection and the licensing process for each original 
     license described in that subsection--
       ``(1) the date the notice of intent described in that 
     subsection was provided to the Commission;
       ``(2) any docket number assigned with respect to the 
     licensing process;
       ``(3) whether any application for the new license, 
     subsequent license, or original license, as applicable, has 
     been filed;
       ``(4) information regarding the status of the application, 
     including the date the Commission anticipates the Commission 
     will issue the original license, subsequent license, or new 
     license, as applicable;
       ``(5) the date of any upcoming proceeding or other meeting 
     relating to the original license, subsequent license, or new 
     license, as applicable; and
       ``(6) a description of any ongoing or completed actions 
     required of the existing licensee, citizen, association, 
     corporation, State, Indian Tribe, municipality, Commission, 
     any fish and wildlife agency referred to in section 15(b)(3), 
     and any other applicable agency.
       ``(c) Disaggregation of Information by License Type.--The 
     information included in each report submitted under 
     subsection (a) shall be disaggregated by whether the 
     information relates to a new license, or a subsequent 
     license, issued under section 15 or an original license 
     issued under section 4(e).''.
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