S.Amdt. 5614

SA 5614. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 III, add the following:

SEC. 357. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACILITIES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of Defense maintains access to a covered category 3 subterranean training facility on a continuing basis.

(b) Authority to Enter Into Lease.--The Secretary may enter into a short-term lease with a provider of a covered category 3 subterranean training facility for purposes of compliance with subsection (a).

(c) Covered Category 3 Subterranean Training Facility Defined.--In this section, the term “covered category 3 subterranean training facility” means a category 3 subterranean training facility that is--

(1) operational as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(2) determined by the Secretary to be safe for use as of such date.