S.Amdt. 2189

SA 2189. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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 H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1095. REPORT ON INADEQUATE DREDGING, BAYONNE DRY DOCK,
NEW JERSEY.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall submit to
Congress a report that--
(1) describes the impact of the dredging problem at Bayonne
Dry Dock, New Jersey, on national security, national ship
repair and maintenance capacity, maritime infrastructure, and
supply chains; and
(2) provides potential solutions that could restore repair
and maintenance operations at Bayonne Dry Dock, New Jersey,
to maximum capacity in a rapid timeframe.
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