S.Amdt. 2251

SA 2251. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. ___. NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ENHANCEMENT.

The National Construction Safety Team Act is amended--
(1) in section 2 (15 U.S.C. 7301)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ``buildings'' and
inserting ``structure''; and
(ii) by inserting after the first sentence the following
new sentence: ``In instances in which the failure of the
building or structure is the proper subject for investigation
by another Federal agency, the Director shall defer to the
authority of such agency.'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``buildings'' and
inserting ``the built environment''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--

(I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or structure''
after ``building'';
(II) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``building standards,
codes, and practices'' and inserting ``engineering standards,
practices, and building codes''; and
(III) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``buildings'' and
inserting ``the built environment''; and

(C) in subsection (c)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``or structure''
after ``building''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (J)--

(I) by inserting ``or structure'' after ``building''; and
(II) by inserting ``or the National Windstorm Impact
Reduction Act of 2004'' after ``1977'';

(2) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 7303)--
(A) by striking the term ``building'' each place it
appears; and
(B) by inserting ``building or structure'' before
``failure'' each place it appears;
(3) in section 7 (15 U.S.C. 7306), by inserting ``or
structure'' after ``building'';
(4) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 7307)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or structure'' after
``building'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``standards, codes, and
practices'' and inserting ``engineering standards, practices,
and building codes''; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and structure'' after
``building'';
(5) in section 9(2) (15 U.S.C. 7308(2)), by striking
``building standards, codes, and practices'' each place it
appears and inserting ``engineering standards, practices, and
building codes''; and
(6) in section 14 (15 U.S.C. 7312), by striking ``building
standards, codes, or practices'' and inserting ``engineering
standards, practices, and building codes''.
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