S.Amdt. 2847

SA 2847. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain)
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 XXVIII, add the
following:

SEC. 2838. CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER TO FORT
MEADE, MARYLAND.

(a) Movement or Consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to
Fort Meade, Maryland.--Except as provided under subsection
(b), not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of
Defense shall take appropriate actions to move, consolidate,
or both, the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center to Fort

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Meade, Maryland, for national security purposes to ensure the
physical and cybersecurity protection of personnel and
missions of the Department of Defense.
(b) National Security Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may
waive the requirement under subsection (a) upon certifying to
the congressional defense committees in writing that such
waiver is necessary for national security reasons and that
all force protection and cyber protection needs are being met
without carrying out the actions otherwise required under
such subsection.
(c) Authorization.--Any facility, road, or infrastructure
constructed or altered on a military installation as a result
of this section is deemed to be authorized in accordance with
section 2802 of title 10, United States Code.
(d) Termination of Existing Lease.--Upon completion of the
relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the existing
lease for the Joint Spectrum Center shall be terminated.
(e) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 2887 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(division B of Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 569) is hereby
repealed.
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