S.Amdt. 3969

SA 3969. Ms. HIRONO 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 end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the
following:

SEC. 2836. FIVE-YEAR UPDATES OF HAWAI`I MILITARY LAND USE
MASTER PLAN.

(a) Sense of Congress.--Given the extent and significance
of the presence of the Armed Forces and the Department of
Defense in Hawai`i and the limited geography of the State, it
is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should
do the following:

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(1) Synchronize all of the training activities, land
holdings, and operations of the Armed Forces for the most
efficient use and stewardship of land in Hawai`i.
(2) Ensure that the partnership between the Department and
Hawai`i is mutually advantageous and based on the following
principles:
(A) Respect for the land, people, and culture of Hawai`i.
(B) Commitment to building strong, resilient communities.
(C) Maximum joint use of land holdings of the Department.
(D) Optimization of existing training, operational, and
administrative facilities of the Armed Forces.
(E) Synchronized communication from United States Indo-
Pacific Command across all military components with State
government, State agencies, county governments, communities,
and Federal agencies on critical land and environmental
topics.
(b) Required Update of Master Plan.--
(1) Plan update required.--Not later than December 31,
2025, and every five years thereafter through December 31,
2045, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Real
Property shall update the Hawai`i Military Land Use Master
Plan, which was first produced by the Department of Defense
in 1995 and updated in 2002 and 2021.
(2) Elements.--In updating the Hawai`i Military Land Use
Master Plan under paragraph (1), the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Real Property shall consider,
address, and include the following:
(A) The priorities of each individual Armed Force and joint
priorities within the State of Hawai`i.
(B) The historical background of the use of land in Hawai'i
by the Armed Forces and Department of Defense and the
cultural significance of the historical land holdings.
(C) A summary of all leases and easements held by the
Department.
(D) An overview of assets of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Hawai`i National Guard,
and Hawai`i Air National Guard in the State, including the
following for each asset:
(i) The location and size of facilities.
(ii) Any tenet commands.
(iii) Training lands.
(iv) Purpose of the asset.
(v) Priorities for the asset for the next five years,
including any planned divestitures and expansions.
(E) A summary of encroachment planning efforts.
(F) A summary of efforts to synchronize the inter-service
use of training lands and ranges.
(3) Cooperation.--The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Real Property shall carry out this subsection in
conjunction with the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific
Command.
(c) Submission of Updated Plan.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the completion of an update to the Hawai`i
Military Land Use Master Plan under subsection (b), the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Real Property shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives the updated master plan.
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