[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3887-S3888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 6657. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 XXVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. 28___. INSTALLATION SUPPORT SERVICES AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Intergovernmental support agreement.--The term
``intergovernmental support agreement'' has the meaning given
that term in section 2679(f) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Military installation.--The term ``military
installation'' has the meaning given that term in section
2801 of such title.
(b) Intergovernmental Support Agreement Data and Evaluation
Framework.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
develop and implement a uniform framework for the collection
and evaluation of data from intergovernmental support
agreements.
(2) Elements.--The framework required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following elements:
(A) The total number and value of all intergovernmental
support agreements in effect.
(B) An identification of each intergovernmental support
agreement in effect.
(C) For each intergovernmental support agreement identified
in subparagraph (B), the following:
(i) The duration and terms of the agreement.
(ii) The parties to the agreement.
(iii) The characteristics of the military installation and
mission for the agreement.
(iv) The characteristics of any other party to the
agreement.
(v) The services covered under the agreement.
(D) The financial and nonfinancial benefits, including
savings, and efficiencies gained.
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(3) Policy to ensure consistent execution.--Not later than
one year after the implementation of the framework required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall implement a policy
to ensure consistent execution of such framework.
(c) Public Database and Toolkit.--
(1) Database.--
(A) In general.--Not later than one year after the
implementation of the framework required by subsection (b),
the Secretary of Defense shall establish a publicly
accessible, searchable database documenting intergovernmental
support agreement data.
(B) Contents.--The database required under subparagraph (A)
shall include--
(i) data from the framework required by subsection (b); and
(ii) a summary of each intergovernmental support agreement.
(2) Toolkit.--Not later than one year after the
implementation of the framework required by subsection (b),
the Secretary shall develop policy to ensure consistent
execution of such framework and maintain a toolkit to provide
standardized resources for military installations and
surrounding communities to support the development,
negotiation, and execution of intergovernmental support
agreements.
(d) Analysis and Report.--
(1) Analysis of intergovernmental support agreement data.--
(A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every four years thereafter,
the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an analysis of the
intergovernmental support agreement data using the framework
developed under subsection (b).
(B) Contents.--The analysis required by subparagraph (A)
shall include the following:
(i) An assessment of usage trends disaggregated by
installation size, mission type, geographic location, and
characteristics of the parties to the intergovernmental
support agreements.
(ii) An identification of services most commonly covered by
intergovernmental support agreements, and the typical
duration and terms of such agreements.
(iii) An evaluation of barriers to adoption and execution,
including legal, fiscal, and administrative obstacles.
(iv) A determination of whether certain categories of
military installations are underutilizing intergovernmental
support agreements.
(v) An examination of financial and nonfinancial
performance outcomes, including cost savings, efficiencies
gained, and mission impacts.
(2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the completion of
an analysis under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
(A) the findings of the analysis conducted under paragraph
(1);
(B) data on intergovernmental support agreements,
disaggregated by installation size, mission type, location,
and characteristics of the parties to the agreement; and
(C) recommendations for improving adoption, collaboration,
and execution of intergovernmental support agreements,
including recommendations for legislative changes.
(e) Modification of Authority of Department of Defense for
Installation Support Services and Intergovernmental Support
Agreements.--Section 2679 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) may include, as an additional partner in the
agreement, any other Federal agency.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``Funds available'' through ``for that
year'' and inserting ``The Secretary concerned may use funds
from any Department of Defense source to pay for
installation-support services''; and
(B) by striking ``such an agreement'' and inserting ``an
agreement under this section''; and
(3) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``including the repair,
construction, maintenance, and operation of a facility on or
near an installation,'' after ``and support'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``public agency, public
joint powers agency, government corporation,'' after ``public
authority,''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The term `Department of Defense source' includes any
appropriations made available by Congress to the Department
of Defense and excludes permanent appropriations, revolving
funds, previously unavailable balances, or third-party
financing arrangements.
``(6) The term `Secretary concerned' means--
``(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters
concerning the Army, National Guard Bureau, and units of the
Army National Guard without regard to whether such units are
operating under the authority of this title or title 32,
provided such intergovernmental support agreements serve a
military purpose of the Department of Defense;
``(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters
concerning the Navy and Marine Corps;
``(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to
matters concerning the Air Force, and the Space Force, and
units of the Air National Guard without regard to whether
such units are operating under the authority of this title or
title 32, provided such intergovernmental support agreements
serve a military purpose of the Department of Defense;
``(D) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters
concerning the Defense Agencies not otherwise covered by the
Army, Navy, Marine Corp, Air Force, or Space Force; and
``(E) the head of any other Federal agency without regard
to whether such agency is operating under the authority of
this title, provided such intergovernmental support
agreements will serve the best interests of the Department of
Defense.''.
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