S.Amdt. 2539

SA 2539. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) 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. SERVICES AND USE OF FUNDS FOR, AND LEASING OF, THE
NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM.

Section 316 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``on the engineering and
design of a Museum.'' and inserting ``on--''
``(A) the design of the Museum; and
``(B) engineering, construction administration, and quality
assurance services for the Museum.'';
(2) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read
as follows:
``(2)(A) for the purpose of conducting Coast Guard
operations, lease from the Association--
``(i) the Museum; and
``(ii) any property owned by the Association that is
adjacent to the railroad tracks that are adjacent to the
property on which the Museum is located; and''; and
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
``(g) Services.--With respect to the services related to
the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Museum,
the Commandant may--
``(1) solicit and accept services from nonprofit entities,
including the Association; and
``(2) enter into contracts or memoranda of agreement with,
or make grants to, the Association to acquire such
services.''.
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