S.Amdt. 2181

SA 2181. Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Baldwin)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe

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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. 382. PILOT PROGRAM ON REDUCTION OF EFFECTS OF MILITARY
AVIATION NOISE ON PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND
SCHOOLS.

(a) In General.--Commencing not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall carry out a pilot program to provide funds for
the installation of noise insulation at private residences
and schools impacted by military aviation noise in connection
with a covered military installation selected for
participation in the pilot program.
(b) Eligibility.--
(1) In general.--A private residence or school is eligible
for the installation of noise insulation under the pilot
program if the residence or school--
(A) is located within a noise contour between a 65 decibel
day-night average sound level and a 75 decibel day-night
average sound level as validated during the three-year period
preceding the receipt of funds under the pilot program by an
assessment compliant with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
and
(B) has been measured by the commander of the appropriate
covered military installation to have a 45 decibel day-night
average sound level.
(2) Agreement.--To be eligible to receive funds under the
pilot program, a recipient shall enter into an agreement with
the commander of the appropriate covered military
installation under which the recipient agrees to--
(A) provide not less than ten percent of the funds required
to carry out the noise insulation; and
(B) ensure that the noise at the private residence or
school where insulation is installed is reduced by not less
than five decibels.
(c) Selection of Locations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall select not fewer than
four covered military installations at which to carry out the
pilot program.
(2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
installations selected under paragraph (1)--
(A) are in areas that are geographically diverse;
(B) include installations that serve members of the Armed
Forced on active duty and installations that serve members of
the reserve components of the Armed Forces;
(C) focus on areas with private residences and schools
newly impacted by increased noise levels from such
installations; and
(D) include at least one site co-located with a civilian
international airport.
(d) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
program for a five-year period beginning on the commencement
of the pilot program.
(e) Use of Funds to Meet Matching Fund Requirements of
Other Programs.--Funds provided under the pilot program may
be used to meet a matching funds requirement for any other
noise mitigation program run by another Federal agency.
(f) Inapplicability of Reporting Requirements.--The
reporting requirements under section 2886 of this Act shall
not apply to noise mitigation measures under the pilot
program.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense $20,000,000 to
carry out the pilot program.
(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to invalidate the eligibility of a recipient of
funds under the pilot program for any other noise mitigation
program run by another Federal agency.
(i) Covered Military Installation.--In this section, the
term ``covered military installation'' means a military
installation that has changed or expanded missions during the
five-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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