S.Amdt. 550

SA 550. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 C of title III, add the following:

SEC. 333. AUTHORIZATION OF BED DOWN OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AT
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE.

(a) Bed Down.--The Secretary of the Air Force may bed down
three F-35 squadrons and an MQ-9 Wing at Tyndall Air Force
Base.
(b) Use of Innovative Methods and Materials.--In carrying
out the bed down under subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Air Force may use innovative construction methods, materials,
designs, and technologies in order to achieve efficiencies,
cost savings, resiliency, and capability, which may include
the following:
(1) Innovative and resistant basing that is highly
resilient to weather, natural disaster, and climate change.
(2) Open architecture design to evolve with the national
defense strategy.
(3) Efficient ergonomic enterprise for members of the Air
Force in the 21st century.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall submit to Congress a report on a detailed master plan
of the Secretary for executing all actions, including funding
requirements set forth by fiscal year, to fully recover from
Hurricane Michael and to support the bed down described in
subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) Details of the environmental impact analysis schedule
as required pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(B) Planning and design.
(C) Anticipated construction schedule set forth by fiscal
year.
(D) Planned delivery dates of aircraft set forth by fiscal
year.
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