S.Amdt. 2488

SA 2488. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) 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 subtitle D of title III, add the following:

SEC. 340. TRAINING FOR NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL ON WILDFIRE
RESPONSE.

The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air
Force may, in consultation with the Chief of the National
Guard Bureau, provide support for training of appropriate
personnel of the National Guard on wildfire response and
prevention, with preference given to military installations
with the highest wildfire suppression need.
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