S.Amdt. 1156
What it does: Rewrites section 331(a)(2)
Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Rewrites section 331(a)(2)
ReplacesIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Struck: (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall, in conducting the study required under paragraph (1), consult with the Secretaries of the other military departments to determine opportunities for joint use and training of the ranges, and to assess the requirements needed to support combined arms training on the ranges. The Secretary shall also consult with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission, and the Department of Energy to assess the need for transfers of administrative control of certain parcels of airspace and land to the Department of Defense to protect the missions and control of the ranges.
Inserted: (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall, in conducting the study required under paragraph (1)--
Inserted: (A) consult with the Secretaries of the other military departments to determine opportunities for joint use and training of the ranges, and to assess the requirements needed to support combined arms training on the ranges;
Inserted: (B) consult with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission, and the Department of Energy to assess the need for transfers of administrative control of certain parcels of airspace and land to the Department of Defense to protect the missions and control of the ranges;
Inserted: (C) consult with Governors, State legislators, and locally elected officials;
Inserted: (D) consult with the RAND Corporation concerning the RAND Project Air Force report entitled, "Preserving Range and Airspace Access for the Air Force Mission: Striving for a Strategic Vantage Point"; and
Inserted: (E) consult with United State allies currently training at United States test and training ranges on a regular basis, at least annually, to solicit their input and assessment of their experiences at those test and training ranges.
Original wording
In section 331(a), strike paragraph (2) and insert the following:
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As printed
SA 1156. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 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:
In section 331(a), strike paragraph (2) and insert the following:
(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall, in conducting the study required under paragraph (1)--
(A) consult with the Secretaries of the other military departments to determine opportunities for joint use and training of the ranges, and to assess the requirements needed to support combined arms training on the ranges;
(B) consult with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission, and the Department of Energy to assess the need for transfers of administrative control of certain parcels of airspace and land to the Department of Defense to protect the missions and control of the ranges;
(C) consult with Governors, State legislators, and locally elected officials;
(D) consult with the RAND Corporation concerning the RAND Project Air Force report entitled, “Preserving Range and Airspace Access for the Air Force Mission: Striving for a Strategic Vantage Point”; and
(E) consult with United State allies currently training at United States test and training ranges on a regular basis, at least annually, to solicit their input and assessment of their experiences at those test and training ranges.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2011