S.Amdt. 2699

SA 2699. Mr. THUNE 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 B of title III, add the following:

SEC. 318. ADVANCEMENT OF LIVE, VIRTUAL, AND CONSTRUCTIVE
TRAINING CAPABILITIES.

(a) In General.--Section 183a of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections
(h) and (i), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsection:
``(g) Advancement of Live, Virtual, and Constructive
Capabilities.--In negotiating voluntary agreements pursuant
to subsection (f), the Secretary may enter into agreements
through which applicants for energy projects or antenna
structure projects agree to fund, electrify, or physically
host infrastructure to bolster the development of live,
virtual, and constructive capabilities in the Military
Operations Areas or Warning Areas affected by or adjacent to
an energy project or antenna structure project, including--
``(1) by enhancing training opportunities; and
``(2) by augmenting the attributes of an airspace to offset
the loss of airspace volume using--
``(A) virtual or constructive capabilities that are powered
by, co-located with, or are otherwise facilitated or funded
by the energy project or antenna structure project; or
``(B) characteristics of the energy project as a component
of replicating real-world combat conditions.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 44718(h) of title 49,
United States Code is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``183a(h)(1)'' and
inserting ``183a(i)(1)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``183a(h)(7)'' and
inserting ``183a(i)(7)''.
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