S.Amdt. 6063

SA 6063. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 VI, add the following:

SEC. 632. LIMITATIONS ON SALE AND USE OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

(a) Approval Required for Use of Portable Heating Devices on Military Installations.--A portable heating device may not be used in any facility on a military installation (other than in military housing) without the approval of the commander of the military installation.

(b) Prohibition on Sale of Unsafe Portable Heating Devices at Commissary Stores and MWR Retail Facilities.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that portable heating devices that do not comply with applicable voluntary consumer product safety standards are not sold at a commissary store or MWR retail facility.

(c) Education for Families Living in Military Housing.--The commander of a military installation shall ensure that members of the Armed Forces assigned to that installation and living in military family housing, including military family housing acquired or constructed pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, are provided with the recommendations of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for operating portable heating devices safely.

(d) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) MWR retail facility.--The term “MWR retail facility” has the meaning given that term in section 1063 of title 10, United States Code.

(2) Portable heating device.--The term “portable heating device” means an electric heater that--

(A) is intended to stand unsupported (freestanding);

(B) can be moved from place to place within conditioned areas in a structure;

(C) is connected to a nominal 120 VAC electric supply through a cord and plug;

(D) transfers heat by radiation, convection, or both (either natural or forced); and

(E) is intended for residential use.