S.Amdt. 1477

SA 1477. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 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 E of title III, add the following:

SEC. 344. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF
PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF FIRE CAUSED BY MILITARY
TRAINING OR OTHER ACTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
OF THE ARMED FORCES OR THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

(a) Reimbursement Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, upon
application by a State, reimburse the State for the
reasonable costs of the State for services provided in
connection with loss or destruction of property, or
mitigation of damage, loss, or destruction of property,
whether or not property of the State, and all fire
suppression costs, as a result of a fire caused by military
training or other actions in the United States of units or
members of the Armed Forces or employees of the Department of
Defense.
(2) Services covered.--Services reimbursable under this
subsection shall be limited to services proximately related
to the fire for which reimbursement is sought under this
subsection.
(b) Application.--Each application of a State for
reimbursement for costs under subsection (a) shall set forth
an itemized request of the services covered by the
application, including the costs of such services.
(c) Funds.--Reimbursements under subsection (a) shall be
made from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance.
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