S.Amdt. 1588

SA 1588. Mr. TOOMEY 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 X, add the following:

SEC. 1049. INAPPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS LIMITING THE SALE
OR DONATION OF EXCESS PROPERTY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES UNLESS ENACTED BY
CONGRESS.

No regulation, rule, guidance, or policy issued on or after
May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess
property of the Federal Government, including excess property
of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for
law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to section 2576a
of

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title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law,
or as a condition on the use of Federal funds) shall have any
force or effect unless enacted into law by Congress.
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