S.Amdt. 1686

SA 1686. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 4411 and insert the following:

SEC. 4411. EXCEPTION FOR WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS.

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, are exempt from the procurement and operation
restrictions under sections 4403 and 4404 to the extent such
procurement or operation is necessary for the sole purpose of
supporting the full range of wildfire management operations.

SEC. 4412. SUNSET.

Sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 shall cease to have effect on
the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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