S.Amdt. 1913

SA 1913. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and 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 AND
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, are exempt from the procurement, operation, and
purchase restrictions under sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 to
the extent the procurement, operation, or purchase is
necessary for the purpose of supporting the full range of
wildfire management operations or search and rescue
operations.

SEC. 4412. SUNSET.

Sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 shall cease to have effect
on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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