S.Amdt. 5832

SA 5832. Mr. OSSOFF 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. STUDY AND REPORT ON HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM AND OTHER HAZARDS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS.

(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study--

(1) to evaluate the nature and prevalence of hexavalent chromium, isocyanic acid, hexamethylene ester, and similar hazards at installations of the Department of Defense, particularly those installations associated with equipment and weapons system maintenance and sustainment activities; and

(2) to assess the efficacy of relevant mitigation measures being undertaken by the Department with respect to such hazards.

(b) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of what and how unmet requirements related to military construction or facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization impact the nature, prevalence, and mitigation of chemical hazards in activities of the Department.

(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).