S.Amdt. 4431

SA 4431. Mr. INHOFE 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 A of title XV, insert the
following:

SEC. 1516. MODIFICATION TO ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES FROM FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ORDER 20-48.

Section 1664 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``or any subsequent fiscal year'' after
``fiscal year 2021''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(d) Distribution of Estimate.--As soon as practicable
after submitting an estimate as described in paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) and making the certification described in
paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Secretary shall make
such estimate available to any licensee operating under the
Order and Authorization described in such subsection.
``(e) Authority of Secretary of Defense to Seek Recovery of
Costs.--The Secretary may work directly with any licensee (or
any future assignee, successor, or purchaser) affected by the
Order and Authorization described in subsection (a) to seek
recovery of costs incurred by the Department as a result of
the effect of such order and authorization.
``(f) Reimbursement.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
facilitate a process for any licensee (or any future
assignee, successor, or purchaser) subject to the Order and
Authorization described in subsection (a) to provide
reimbursement to the Department, only to the extent provided
in appropriation Acts, for the covered costs and eligible
reimbursable costs submitted and certified to the
congressional defense committees under such subsection.
``(2) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall use any funds
received under this subsection, to the extent and in such
amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, for
covered costs described in subsection (b) and the range of
eligible reimbursable costs identified under subsection
(a)(1).
``(3) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Secretary establishes the process required by
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on such process.
``(g) Good Faith.--The execution of the responsibilities of
this section by the Department shall be considered to be good
faith actions pursuant to paragraph 104 of the Order and
Authorization described in subsection (a).''.
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