S.Amdt. 3934

SA 3934. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: OTHER TRANSACTIONS TO
SUPPORT NON-MILITARY MISSION.

(a) In General.--Chapter 763 of part IV of subtitle B of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``Sec. 7545. Army Corps of Engineers: other transactions to
support non-military mission

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall grant
authority to the Corps of Engineers to use authority under
section 2371b to enter into transactions (other than
contracts, grants and cooperative agreements) to carry out
prototype projects, including full-scale pilot demonstrations
and follow-on activities, to enhance the effectiveness of the
non-military mission of the Corps of Engineers in support of
Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes,
private firms based in the United States, international
organizations, and foreign governments.
``(b) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Army shall ensure
that any requirement of the Secretary of Defense relating to
reports to Congress or education and training of personnel
with respect to the use of other transaction authority shall
apply to the authority granted to the Corps of Engineers
under subsection (a).
``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Army
shall submit to Congress a report on the use of the authority
granted to the Corps of Engineers under subsection (a).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 763 of
part IV of subtitle B of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``7545. Army Corps of Engineers: other transactions to support non-
military mission.''.
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