S.Amdt. 5629

SA 5629. Mr. CARDIN 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 XXVIII, add the following:

SEC. 2868. MOVEMENT OR CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE LOCATION.

(a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate action to move, consolidate, or both, the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center of the Department of Defense to the headquarters building of the Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate location chosen by the Secretary for national security purposes to ensure the physical and cybersecurity protection of personnel and missions of the Department.

(b) Authorization of Military Construction.--Any facility, road, or infrastructure constructed or altered on a military installation as a result of the requirement under subsection (a) is deemed to be authorized by law in accordance with section 2802(a) of title 10, United States Code.

(c) Termination of Existing Lease.--Upon completion of the relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center pursuant to subsection (a), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the existing lease for the Joint Spectrum Center shall be terminated.

(d) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 2887 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 569) is repealed.