S.Amdt. 2407

SA 2407. Mr. TILLIS 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 subtitle H of title X, insert
the following:

SEC. 1095. AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS EXEMPTING ENGINES/
EQUIPMENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall revise the regulations under section 1068.225 of title
40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act), to specify that an engine or
equipment is exempt under that section without a request
described in that section if the engine or equipment--
(1) is for a marine vessel;
(2) has a rated horsepower of 60 or less; and
(3) will be owned by a Federal, State, or local emergency
response or public safety agency responsible for domestic
response or homeland security activities.
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