S.Amdt. 2307Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2307
Sponsored by
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Submitted June 6, 2018
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June 6, 2018
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SA 2307. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 title XXVIII, add the following: Subtitle E--Real Property and Facilities Administration SEC. 2851. REPORTS ON BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONS TO ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. (a) Annual Report for New Construction.--Not later than 90 days after the end of each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report listing each building or facility for which the Secretary first initiated construction during the fiscal year, or for which the Secretary first entered into a lease for the use of the Secretary during the fiscal year, which is subject to one of the accessibility standard exceptions described in subsection (c). (b) One-time Report on Current Buildings and Facilities Subject to Exceptions.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report listing each building or facility constructed or leased by the Secretary during fiscal years 2014 through 2018 which is subject to one of the accessibility standard exceptions described in subsection (c). (c) Accessibility Standard Exceptions Described.--The accessibility standard exceptions described in this subsection with respect to a building or facility are as follows: (1) The building or facility is leased by the Secretary concerned on a temporary, emergency basis for the use of officials providing disaster assistance. (2) The building or facility is located in a foreign country and is constructed in whole or in part with funds provided by the United States, but the Secretary concerned does not control the design criteria and the building or facility is not required to comply with standards under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.). (3) The building or facility is located in a foreign country and is leased by the Secretary concerned. (4) The building or facility is subject to a waiver granted by the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense who represents the Department of Defense on the United States Access Board. ______